Nathalie Vidler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

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3 Stories

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“The Cricket's Song” by Nathalie Vidler

Submitted to Contest #54

It was a small town, only a few businesses surrounded by residential streets. Why his children had chosen to settle here was not immediately obvious. Dunn considered going straight to the kid's house, but he was early anyway, and had promised to bring something. Eliza would never have forgotten the cake pan on the table. If she was seeing him now, she would laugh and say that he should have left a note for himself on the door. Dunn searched for something that resembled a bake shop but came up short. The only cafe was closed for the day...

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“Wandering Souls ” by Nathalie Vidler

Submitted to Contest #39

The darkness was incomplete, a few lonely celestial bodies poked out from the clouds that attempted to hide them. I looked out at them and felt as if I were one. A lonely star in the dark sky. “Hey you!” The voice was harsh, probably drunk, “Trash! Get out of this side of town.”I shook my head and walked around the being that had just been thrown out of the pub. He was halfway covered in his own mess, barely managing to stagger to his feet. I might be looking for a fight, but not that badly. He tried to grab at me, but it would have been a m...

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“Driving Forward” by Nathalie Vidler

Submitted to Contest #15

I had a nightmare about it last night. In my dream Mom was driving us home from out of town when she suddenly passed out while driving. I was sitting next to her in the passengers’ seat and had to take control of the car while leaning over her prone body. Somehow, I managed to stop the car without getting all of us killed. In this dream cell phones were not a thing. I had three of my younger siblings in the back of the car. It was dark and no one was going to see us. I had no choice. I had to move my Mother into the passengers’ seat and driv...

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