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Natalie Wood

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2022

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Running From The Carbon Toilet

Natalie Wood

Submitted to Contest #279

RUNNING FROM THE CARBON TOILET As I rose from the boat, my head was pounding. I heard, "How did you get here?" Did someone send you?" I had no idea who or where I was. I immediately noticed how thin and pale everyone looked—I was much healthier than they were; I could feel my strength, and they looked emaciated. They wanted whatever I had; I was just unsure what that was.  A woman approached me; she said her name was Helen. She told me I was on the coast of Somerset, New Jersey. The water had traveled into Middletown, Monroe, and Hunter...

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The Circuit

Natalie Wood

Submitted to Contest #271

The Circuit by Natalie Hannah Viper and I analyzed people as they approached our shop, Josephine's Nest. Mom inherited it from her parents,  the original colonists. Everyone buzzed through their to-do list before the mandatory curfew. This is the only coffeehouse and the best place for short-order delicacies in the Colony. It's the place where everyone comes for essentials. Josephine's Jambalaya is a Colony favorite.  Our fifteen-minute Colony has everything, all within walking distance. We can just about see everything from our p...

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November Sixth

Natalie Wood

Submitted to Contest #241

November SixthNatalie HannahThe screech of a car with an explosion caught my eye on the news; it was raining on November 6th. “People are looting all the stores downtown, Mom!”  I cried. “The reporter is trying her best to stay out of the way of all the chaos. It looks really scary, Mom.” Downtown is crazy. People are rushing through freezing rain, causing countless accidents on all the highways. It is out of control. Would you come to see this?  Mom, The lady says it is like an exodus to the suburbs and surrounding outskirts. Do y...

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Wish

Natalie Wood

Influencers who follow society's trends often regret the opportunity to do the right thing when their conscience evokes it.  Lily entered the building with hands full of bags and a backpack about 10 lbs too heavy for her 100-pound body. Great dreams, get through high school, get to Princeton, be a doctor. She would often repeat this mantra when she was feeling anxious. She had planned; ever since her mother passed from cancer, she knew what she would do. She wanted to find a cure that stopped the vicious cells that destroyed her mother'...

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