Naomi Hill

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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“The Road Less Traveled” by Naomi Hill

As I am driving in my purple Chevolette Corvette down Interstate 80, I am dreading the nearly three-hour drive to my family’s country home on the outskirts of Rockford, Illinois for the holidays. Thoughts of turning around and going to back home to Iowa City crosses my mind but hearing my mother’s voice saying ‘at this time next year, you may regret not seeing your grandpa if anything ever happens to him’ crosses my mind. Every year, she has managed to feed not just mine, but my brothers’ minds with that speech that it might as well be writt...

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“Shenanigans in the Woods” by Naomi Hill

It is mid-fall, and a brisk, cool breeze blows through the trees in the forest where sixteen-year-old Gemma is walking to find a spot to sit. Shivering, she looks around amongst the trees, and a path is parted where she sees a couple trees bending with the wind blowing them. “Perfect!” Gemma says to herself, and sets off to that exact spot underneath a tree with a stump next to it where she can unpack her backpack and set up for the ritual that her and her friend are supposed to do. ‘Where is she?’ Gemma thinks to herself uninspired to even ...

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Author bio

I am a newlywed with 2 daughters (one of them in the Lord's hands above) and 3 grandchildren that I love very dearly. Outside of family, I have many hobbies that I love doing. (Reading, writing, watching movies, attending live music performances, being with friends, camping, and hiking) I am also a laborer and secretary for a residential construction and remodeling contracting company, Hill's Half Acre.