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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021
Submitted to Contest #136
There's this woman that works at your local flower shop. You simply cannot stand a household devoid of daisies, so you visit this flower shop once a week. Every Thursday, 1:15 PM, you walk into "What in Carnation? Flower Shop" and speak to a rather monotonous employee named Susan. You've tried and tried, but Susan simply refuses to reveal any personal information about herself. No smile as you enter the store, no "Happy Tuesday to you too!", not even a "You have a pasta stain on your shirt" when you very, very clearly do not know that you ha...
Submitted to Contest #83
He looks into your eyes and tells you he loves you. Oh. Shit. You were not looking for love. You were not looking for a crush. You just wanted... you wanted someone to make the day feel less boring. And now he had to go off and fall in love with you. Oh. Shit. With a hasty pay of the tab and an elegantly maneuvered call of the cab, you leave the scene emotionally unscathed. And he is too. But maybe not for long. You have to end it. That night, you don't get a wink of sleep. This is an impossible situation; you can't avoid him because you wou...
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