Raquel Smith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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“Out of the Rock” by Raquel Smith

Submitted to Contest #191

Last summer, exactly a year ago today I survived on nothing alone but potato chips. What a time to be alive now that Snapchat is around to remind you of how far you've came. "Lara?" I hear my colleague calling me from behind me. I am at my lunch break at my job, it is nothing fancy; it's a fast food restaurant and it's to be expected to be someone's first job on their CV. Except, I'm twenty-two and I still haven't worked out a professional excuse for me to have such a large gap in starting my career. I hope it will come with my work exper...

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“We Never Really Parted” by Raquel Smith

Submitted to Contest #186

“I just couldn’t help myself.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “It was supposed to mean I miss you.” “Then why couldn’t you just say that? Why do you always have to put things with so little emotion?” “You know I’ve always been rubbish with words, Adeline. I can never really say what I feel.” “But you’ve said it before, Rick. You said it just then.” “Exactly. I said it just then. At least you know it.” “I don’t know what to say to that.” “How about you miss me too? You obviously do, otherwise you wouldn’t be here with me right now.” “It’s be...

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