Natalie Day

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“To: The Holes in Her Butterfly Wings” by Natalie Day

Submitted to Contest #103

I hated butterflies for most of my life.  My dad used to take my sister and I to the zoo. He wanted us to learn the names of all of the types of animals and he always made it a learning experience. And, for most of the journey through the zoo, we kept to those goals. We learned about the bald eagle at the entrance to the zoo and then the monkeys—gross, by the way, no one can tell me otherwise. I didn’t even mind the owl that much, even if it did keep its eyes glued to me every single time I walked past it. But when we passed that bu...

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“Space Girl” by Natalie Day

Submitted to Contest #92

There’s a comforting breeze in the air when the sun begins to set. If softly dries my eyes and pulls me back home to that blanket my aunt bought me when I was six. The blanket is no longer soft, but it reminds me of the special herbal tea she always made whenever I started to cry. It came from a cardboard box from the grocery store, but a warm aunt-hug always hooked itself to the mug. The breeze fills my nose with the smell of the herbal tea so completely that I can almost taste it on my tongue. It whispers like the Harry James song on my gr...

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