Natalie M.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Saul's Greatest Act of Love” by Natalie M.

Submitted to Contest #52

Saul? It can’t possibly be. I wrote his obituary over eight months ago. I spoke at his funeral. This cannot be happening. This man in front of me has glasses and shorter hair, but it is him. It has to be, right? Mindy, you must really be losing it. Saul Ians was a man I had the pleasure of knowing for eleven years. The day I turned eighteen, I started to beg my parents to tell me more about my older brother. Throughout the previous years, that whole discussion was quite the taboo topic in the family. I had no idea Saul existed until I was tw...

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“Paolo the (Polyglot) Parrot” by Natalie M.

Submitted to Contest #41

Who could say no to my eight year old’s cute puppy face? As much as I tried, not giving in felt impossible. The look dug into my soul. That is why we ended up bringing Paolo the Parrot into our home, which I regretted right away. My wife, Ingrid, was also not happy with the choice I had made. Ingrid’s face when she saw Alice and I walking in the door with a Paolo flailing around in his bird cage will always be unforgettable. I was nervous that her jaw was going to fall off and hit the ground.Alice hopped into the house and screamed, “Mommy, ...

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“Pops and Pete’s Play Palace” by Natalie M.

Submitted to Contest #19

“You ready, Pops?”My father nodded and smiled at me. A dream we had shared since I was a boy was finally coming true.Three. Two. One.With a cut of a ribbon, “Pops and Pete’s Play Palace” was open.When I was a boy, my dad and I would lay on a grassy hill near our house while staring at the clouds. We starting doing that daily when I turned eight. At the time, I did not know that the yelling I would hear at home was my parents fighting. I only thought that my dad was always watching TV, I would have never thought that he was actually watching ...

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“The Office Ball 2000” by Natalie M.

Submitted to Contest #19

“Are you stressed at work? Out of shape? Not sleeping well?”“Yes, yes. And clearly yes, it’s almost three in the morning.”“Are you looking for a fun, basic way to move around during the day?”“Yeah, sounds good to me.”“Do you want to become active however you can?”“Yes, now just get to the point already.“Do you have $19.99 plus shipping and handling to spend right now?”“If you stop asking me questions, then I will.”“Then try the best innovation in exercise balls to date, the Office Ball 2000! It mixes all of the fun and exercise of a bouncy f...

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“The Pine Valley Pickpocket” by Natalie M.

Submitted to Contest #18

Before I begin telling my story, I have to write out a timeline of what happened just prior to what happened, so you have a clear idea why it happened:May 18, 2013 -- I became a cop for the Pine Valley Police Department.March 22, 2015 -- Pine Valley PD started new, updated trainings on pickpocketing in the 21st century, which was needed because the last one showed Walkmans and bundles of cash wrapped in scrunchies.September 9, 2015 -- Kevin, my ex boyfriend and longest lasting relationship, dumped me after finding out about my excessive gamb...

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Author bio

My name is Natalie and I am a twenty something year old getting back to writing for fun. I am also terrible at writing bios.