Nancy Lou Henderson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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5 Stories

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“Full Circle” by Nancy Lou Henderson

Submitted to Contest #102

Grace walked into her bedroom, then sat down on the stool in front of her antique dressing table. She loved the dressing table with an attached mirror which had been her Grandma’s. It was her favorite place to brush her hair. As Grace looked at her image in the mirror, she remembered her Grandmother’s reflection in that same mirror. She had often sat in her Grandmother’s lap while her Grandma had brushed her hair. Memories began to flood her mind, bringing a smile to her face, and then she closed her eyes.  “Grace, come i...

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“Mirror of Conflict” by Nancy Lou Henderson

Submitted to Contest #101

Leaving the courthouse, Dale walked down the steps behind Sue. He wanted to say something to her, but he knew Sue did not want to talk to him, plus she was on the arm of another man. Once Dale got into his vehicle and started driving down the road, he felt lost in his hurt, anger, and thoughts.    What happened? Hadn’t he given her everything she had ever wanted? The more demanding Sue had become, the more he had worked, then she said he was gone too much. How could he have been so blind? Pulling his car into the bar’s pa...

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“ Frigid Water” by Nancy Lou Henderson

Submitted to Contest #99

In the summer of 1975, Frank, Scotty, and I moved to La Pryor, Texas. We had rented an old farmhouse out in the country. This house had not been lived in for nearly twenty years, and we would face some unique problems as we made the old farmhouse into our home. Frank and I decided to make the long drive to La Pryor a week earlier without our eighteen-month-old son, Scotty. Scotty's grandparents volunteered to keep him while we set up house in our new home. Leaving Scotty behind with his grandparents proved to be an excellent decision. Fran...

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“Waiting in Line” by Nancy Lou Henderson

Submitted to Contest #51

  A long line of people stretched ahead of Jess. The people in front of her seemed not to be moving, but she did not care because her mind was busy remembering her journey to get here. Had she done enough, and was she ready? Should she get out of the line and go back?    The requirements to get inside this place, and then becoming one of them were strict. Jess smiled as she remembered how many mistakes she had made in her life before deciding to get into this lineup, but self-help, hard work, prayers, and d...

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“Mask to Mask” by Nancy Lou Henderson

Submitted to Contest #38

Staying home was not something Elsa wanted to do.  Accustomed to being at her office from sunup to sundown was the norm for her.  The pandemic had changed everything, and everything seemed surreal.     Elsa’s apartment was modestly decorated.  If not been for an insisting girlfriend, she probably would most likely not have any furnishing, except maybe a bed and chair.  Entertaining was not a priority for Elsa.  She just&nbs...

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Author bio

Nancy became a writer in 2015 at the age of sixty-five. In 2019 She published three books of a series of four books that are a Memoir. The fourth book will publish this year, 2020. Nancy had branched out into writing Short Stories, Flash Fiction, and Poetry.