Nora Thompson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2023

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“Corporate Wellness Retreats” by Nora Thompson

Submitted to Contest #259

“We’re doing yoga!” Derrick said. Julis tried to keep his hands from shaking with rage. He knew that yoga was not code for anything, it was just yoga. What set him off was the idea of sitting in the same location as Derrick for longer than an hour, of watching his body move, twisting into impossible shapes and having to hear his voice over and over again. Julis had spent his teenage years fantasizing about Derrick’s body. Proximity, however, had caused this to wear off quickly. Lacy sat down next to him. She was late to the morning meeting, ...

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“It Goes Without Saying” by Nora Thompson

Submitted to Contest #223

It was Justine that came forward first. She’d shown up to the Sid Press offices and asked to speak with me alone. I sat her in my personal office and shut the door. Sade caught my eye as I drew the blinds but she didn’t disturb us.  “The President has been sleeping with a student.” She said.  I swallowed, student-run newspapers usually didn’t get this kind of scoop, in my opinion they shouldn’t. But I was the last person to squander the opportunity to have my name in the national press. “How do you know this?” I asked, “I bel...

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