Naomi Hairston

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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“Laughter on a Night of Misery” by Naomi Hairston

Submitted to Contest #98

By nature, humans are attracted to the forbidden. As if guided by the magical string of misery; people can’t resist anything that could be described as dark, dangerous, or taboo. We worship pain and heartbreak, basking in their shadows while sobbing and begging for more. Make a story sad enough and someone might just attempt to leap through the pages and heal the characters themselves.  Don’t believe me? Well, pull up a chair and listen closely. I’ll make it a game to keep your mind from straying too far from the story. Don’t worry it...

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“Today’s A New Day” by Naomi Hairston

Submitted to Contest #60

I dreamt we danced under the stars. The CVS parking lot was empty and the street light acted as our own personal spotlight. Music played softly from inside your truck as you slowly twirled me alongside it. In my dream, we were alone, not just in the parking lot, but alone from the world. As we danced we created our own.          In our world, the static that interrupted our song, didn’t exist. In our world, gnats and moths weren’t fluttering back and forth across our spotlight and we didn’t have t...

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