Nicole Rook

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

Stories (5)

5 Stories

71 karma pts

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“Adolpha” by Nicole Rook

Submitted to Contest #23

Despite being 2:00 am the snow on the forest floor seemed to cast an otherworldly blue glow upon the evergreen world. The stillness was sacred here, a time of reverence for the occupants of the Pine Wood. The bears slept soundly, the badgers rested warm in their dens, the deer huddled together for warmth and the remaining winter birds respite in the hollows of the trees went uninterrupted.The only remain wakeful resident was Honi, the resident male wolf who kept a watchful eye on the forest during hibernation time. His thick g...

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“Ho Ho Ho” by Nicole Rook

Submitted to Contest #19

“Is there anything else I can help you find? Perhaps a matching scarf to go with your new coat?” Michelle asked the finely dressed incognito celebrity. It was obvious to her that the celebrity’s bodyguard, a large man in a black suit, red tie and loaded down with multiple bags from the malls multitude of stores stood only a few feet from her, that this shopper wasn’t her average shopper. “ Good idea girl,” The celebrities bleach blon...

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“Santa's Coin” by Nicole Rook

Submitted to Contest #18

Julia pulled down the lever from the ceiling of her Grandmom’s house. The panel opened and the steps poured down with a creek and a groan. Dust poofed outward like a cloud. She thought of Grandma, how thin and frail she’d become as she laid in bed at the hospice. Christmas was just days away, and the only decoration that stood in her barren room was a small desktop tree decorated with dollar store balls.Grandma loved Christmas, her home full year round of ornate decorations, twinkling lights and Christmas Rif Raf. Ne...

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“Jack the Elf” by Nicole Rook

Submitted to Contest #18

Jack grumbled, which wasn’t unusual for him. He was the oldest elf in the ‘assembly shop’. Most elves moved on to painting or wrapping, reindeer care or sled maintenance and loading. No one ever stayed in assembly more than two years. It was were every elf began and moved on from. All except Jack, he’d been there well on two hundred and twenty-nine years.Jack didn’t mind the work; he was left to work on his own mostly. Foreman Jingle had figured out very quickly that was how the aging elf worked best. He di...

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“A Mother's Love” by Nicole Rook

Submitted to Contest #18

The cold wind beat hard against her thin worn hoodie, stinging the exposed flesh of her face. “I was so stupid.” Janie huddled against the cold hard brick wall of the Salvation Army Store. The small overhang provided little shelter through out the night. A beat-up aging minivan pulled into the parking lot. The worn-out blue paint was barely discernable through the snow.A plump woman with dark skin and kind bright hazel eyes hopped out of the Van and hurried to the door.“I’m sorry Miss, we are not opening today.”&nbsp...

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Author bio

Contributor for Chicken Soup for the Soul. Stay at home mom, urban homesteader and artist.