Rachelle McKeown

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

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“A Mother's Love” by Rachelle McKeown

Submitted to Contest #41

Jeff Jeff always enjoyed his morning runs and today was no exception. He had woken up early enough to make the thirty-minute drive to the trail he liked to run in the Whites and had just started his workout. The air smelled vaguely of pine and birds chirped happily. He could barely hear them over his music, but his eyes were extremely in tune to his surroundings. He was always looking down, making sure that he was avoiding roots and any squirrels who might dart into his path. He remembered the time he had tripped over a root and had landed f...

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“The Endurance of Oak Trees and Gooseberries” by Rachelle McKeown

Submitted to Contest #40

The oak tree we used to climb as kids still stands, but now it’s one of the few trees left at the edge of our father’s farm, which has since turned into an empty field. I remember when the field was vibrant with peppers of all colors and we would pass by them and stumble upon the zucchini and yellow squash. Beyond the squash were the tomatoes, and after the tomatoes were the lettuce and spinach. Sometimes we would snag a leaf of lettuce on our way to the tree or grab a tomato and eat it like an apple. On our last skip out to the tree, I had ...

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“Seating for Singles” by Rachelle McKeown

Submitted to Contest #38

Birds chirped as Duncan set his beer down on his table. His balcony was small, but there was enough room for a small patio table for two, which he had just brought out of storage two weeks ago. He had bought the set right after his first and only break up and had felt awkward buying a set with two chairs knowing that there wasn’t someone to sit in the other. The salesman wouldn’t sell him just one chair because the set came with two and Duncan had argued that it would be more cost-efficient for the store to sell single chairs. The salesman h...

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Author bio

Rachelle McKeown is an avid reader and writer from Connecticut. She's currently working on self-publishing her first novel. When she gets free time, she enjoys cooking, doing yoga, and hiking.