Natalie Marie Stefani Rice

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Christine and the Prettiest, Ugliest Christmas Sweater ” by Natalie Marie Stefani Rice

Submitted to Contest #21

"I guess I'm just not understanding the whole 'why'. Do you know what I mean?" Christine and Bessie sat looking bewildered in the first booth.The club was vacant except for six patrons that were left over from the early afternoon escapade that resulted in a late night bar crawl.Christine, constantly stirring the White Russian that sat in front of her now for a little more than an hour, looked serious when she asked the other woman with her head resting in her arms. "Can you think of one reason they call them pretty and ugly at the same time?...

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“Cat Food, Instant Coffee and Self Rising Yeast” by Natalie Marie Stefani Rice

Submitted to Contest #19

It was windy on this particular day in May. The early morning traffic seemed unusually light in spite of the Mother's Day holiday that was only just a few days away.I pulled into my regular parking space outside the advertising company I work for. I smiled, looking at the company name in big, bold letters across the picture window. Edgar, Phillips & Associates.My father was James Allen Edgar III. One of the most recognized gentlemen in his field. To this day; no one in the advertising industry could hold a candle to him. He built this c...

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“An Everyday Hero ” by Natalie Marie Stefani Rice

Submitted to Contest #18

The train comes rumbling to an abrupt stop. My head jerks slightly forward. I open my eyes, realizing I have managed to nod off again on my morning commute to the city.Looking at me you couldn't tell. Talking to me it wouldn't have dawned on you. But try and spend more than a few hours of quality time with me and I will rock your world. (Sometimes literally.)The local newspapers have called me a Modern Day Robin Hood. But I'm much more humble than that and, honestly, I try to avoid whatever press I may come across. In reality, they have the ...

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Author bio

I use words to help me express what I'm feeling inside my heart, my mind and my soul. I want people to know that we are all made up of so many different layers that we choose to expose when we want to. And these layers we keep deep inside, tucked away for either someone special or for a time we have yet not chosen. We control what happens next, so if you can - feel it with your whole heart. Give it all you got. Savor each minute as if it's the best you got to give. And don't let anyone play in your sandbox that wants to destroy your castle.