Nancy Richy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

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“SCREAMING IN THE NIGHT” by Nancy Richy

Submitted to Contest #152

Contains mature language. “I can see it now! Can see it! Got to get it!!” David Stapleton screamed in his sleep. He flailed about on his bed, entangled in a mass of sweaty sheets and blankets. David slowly started to come out of his stupor, stuck in a surreal and frightening dimension between sleep and wakefulness. His eyelids felt stuck together and his mouth was parched. His body felt stiff and leaden, his breathing heavy and his heart racing. David wasn’t sure of his surroundings and didn’t know if he had been dreaming or was reliving...

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“HEY, YOU!” by Nancy Richy

Submitted to Contest #146

Did you ever wish you could go back in time to when you were five years old? That’s a reasonable age – old enough to grasp the difference between right and wrong yet young enough to be just a kid having lots of fun. You have many years to go before you’re even on the cusp of adulthood and there will be an infinite number of opportunities for you to fuck things up. And you will. Being a kid is all about having fun so knock yourself out! It’ll all get real soon enough If I, a mature and seemingly rational woman of the world, could write a ...

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Author bio

I am a storyteller, sometime poet, singer, musician and dreamer. I'm a wife and Grammy with 4 grand kids, teaching them all to be Beatles fans. I manage two Facebook groups called Write Here (come on by) and The Storyteller. My work is featured in an anthology of poems called "Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women", a #1 bestseller on Amazon. Check me out at theelephantstrunk.org.