Pearl Johnson-Obi

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“LIFE WITHOUT HIM” by Pearl Johnson-Obi

Submitted to Contest #52

I woke up the same way I always did; with the sun getting in my eyes through that annoying rip in the curtain I never fixed – not that I don’t have enough money to fix it, I just 1)Always forget 2)Don’t want anyone in the house 3)Don’t care enough. Pick your excuse.I had the same dream I’ve had for over a year now; I was home and Chris was here and we were celebrating Christmas together like we’re supposed to, he made his special Turkey roast which I always call Turkey a la Scorche`. (For obvious reasons) while I ordered pizza and pretended ...

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“OUR CONSTELLATION” by Pearl Johnson-Obi

Submitted to Contest #51

As I looked up at the stars, I realized how much we still had to figure out; if we were ever going to be a ‘we’ - just thinking about it made me feel emotions I hadn’t allowed myself to feel for the past few years, because of him… Was I really ready to let myself become vulnerable again? What if he abused my vulnerability like he did before? Would I ever be able to heal myself again? So many questions filled my mind and that’s when I decided to focus on the stars and not on my life problems. I never knew how people could identify constellati...

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“THE HOMECOMING” by Pearl Johnson-Obi

Submitted to Contest #47

You put off getting ready until it’s almost noon, it would be a six-hour drive and you needed to get going before noon if you wanted to get there on time… But of course, the subject of the sentence was still IF after all these years. After loading the trunk with all the things one could possibly need for a family reunion – gloves, gifts, solar powered batteries for both phone and laptop, laptop, fire extinguisher, ACTUAL food; not sure the pizza delivery guy can make a delivery all way out here and no normal person should ever rely on your m...

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Author bio

I like to read more than write and I prefer writing essays and memoirs but I decided to try story writing and it is so much fun. If you like my stories please comment, it's fun to read comments - but please don't be too harsh. ^_^ <3