Rebecca Lee

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

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32 Stories

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“A secret for generations” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #55

The sky was filled with fierce streaks of red and black – billowing smoke and flames – striking fear into the hearts of those traveling in their cars. Each one wondering what was on fire. It was 1954, a very cold January, in rural central Georgia. The small community of Murphy seemed to be location of the thickening smoke, and a choking haze. Jesse Plover was down the road at a neighbor’s when he walked outside to leave and he noticed the smell and the smoke. He stopped, and looked around, and instantly, Jesse knew – that fire was coming...

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“His Little School Girl Gets A Second Chance” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #54

“Are you serious I am too old to do that?” Erica Madison stretched her tanned legs out in front of her, and reached down and pulled up the left ankle-length sock, and straightened the toe part of the other. She cut her eyes back up at the African-American male with copper-colored skin sitting next to her on the cozy, over sized couch. Jonathan Fountain stared at Erica with his deep, hazel-eyes glittering in the reflection of the overhead light in the living room. “I think you are wrong. You never finished your bachelors, why not? You could...

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“Learning to Light The Match ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #54

The house was dark. The sky outside was dark with flickers of flashing light. A storm had decided to blast Jonesboro, Texas, and in the process slammed some trees to the ground, and knocked out several power lines, including the one in front of Zola and Chris Akins’ front gate.It was a summer day, and storms like these in Texas were typical, and normally, Zola, age 43, was prepared. She would have the flashlights charged up and set up in the kitchen, lanterns with batteries would light up the whole house and that would be it.But not today. T...

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“The Mistake” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #54

Mistake is defined, according to the old Webster dictionary, as “an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.”And Julia Barrett knew she had made a big old misguided action that she had to make amends for.If only she knew how to start.The mistake she made happened five days ago, but it still ate her conscience. Jules, as her family and friends called her, blamed that on her parents, and how they raised her siblings and her to be compassionate and genuine.Otherwise, she thinks this mistake wouldn’t be bugging her so much.The 48-year-old ...

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“Reunited Love and a Chicken Sandwich ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #54

“Michael, duck down.” Stephanie Parker grabbed her brother by the sleeve of his Army jacket and pulled him into the doorway of a clothing store. Michael jumped, and looked around.“What? What is it?” His brown eyes were wide with anxiety as he followed Stephanie behind a rack of clothes, she was trying to look discreet as she stared out the window.Stephanie said, “It is Aunt Gillian.” She pointed at two older women walking across the way in the shopping mall – both carrying bags and big purses.Michael stood tall, and straightened out his jack...

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“My PopSicle is Melting ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #53

The sounds and smells of summer seemed to flop down at once in the little neighborhood of Costa de Meca – children could be heard playing in the streets and in the manicured lawns, the aroma of hamburgers or steaks or hot dogs on various grills crept through the air and then, there was the sound of the ice cream truck.Tracey Wingate sat on her front steps and watched as the kids started running to the edges of their properties, coins in hand. She laughed at her neighbors across the street – the bachelors, Rick and Matt, as they jokingly push...

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“Big Daddy Comes back ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #52

Sitting in the middle of her bedroom floor, Raven McIntyre appeared to be in some of trance.“What is she doing?” Christina McIntyre, Raven’s mom, asked her husband, as they both stood out in the hallway, peeking at their youngest daughter.“Well, I thought she was doing her yoga, but she has not moved … you don’t think she is stuck in that position, do you?” Jeffery McIntyre asked his wife in a stage whisper – knowing Raven could hear him.Though her eyes remained closed, a slight smile appeared on Raven’s face. “Neither one of you knows how t...

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“The diner no longer, but the best friend reunited ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #51

Saraya Johnson yawned and stretched out her legs in front of her. Peeking out the window, she tried to figure out where they were, but all ‘Ray’ could see were clouds and more clouds and a gray sky. Running her hand through her long, auburn hair, Raya took a sneak peek at the other passengers on the Concorde. Most were still asleep, a few were reading and some were like her – just waking up. She smiled and nodded at an elderly man who reminded her of her grandfather. He was looking at her. He nodded. She nodded back. Raya sat back in her...

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“A Summer Afternoon in the Treehouse ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #50

Write a story about a summer afternoon spent in a treehouse. Summers in Texas are like no other … it starts with the overbearing heat, the bipolar weather – afternoon rainstorms that last maybe five to 10 minutes at a time, and then, there are the dust storms in some areas. Yet, in Madisonville, Texas, on North Madison Street, in the backyard of a red brick home across from the Catholic church, the summer afternoon was quiet, and there was a breeze that seemed to stir up the leaves on the four pecan trees in the yard. In the middle of ...

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“The Weatherman Was Wrong” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #47

The room was cool – and there was a gentle breeze sweeping across the cool, brown leather couch that invited you to sit. You did, and literally felt yourself sink deep into its folds. As your whole body relaxed, you caught the whispering sounds of a classical piano playing as your cell phone rang, but you didn’t bother to go answer it. You smiled. Memories of your mom playing afternoons like this one in her living room came forward in your mind. Sighing, you leaned over and slipped off your tennis shoes and socks that had been tightening...

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“The First Book ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #46

  “So, you’re done. It is coming out in the stores today?” Kevin McGuire looked at his girlfriend, Jenna Smith as they walked from the take-out window at Neely’s – a local barbecue joint in Marshall, Texas, carrying their bags to his truck.   Jenna was looking in a bag, “Yup. Lord, these fries smell great.” She smiled at him. Kevin felt the butterflies in his stomach. When Jenna smiled, she didn’t have dimples or anything, but her green eyes sparkled every time. And every time, she did that, Kevin just went to mush.   He had b...

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“Myron and Franklin ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #43

If you looked up the definition of the word ‘friendship’ on the Internet – you would get about 3,560,000,000 results … eyes bugging, right? More than half of those might actually deal with your question specifically.If you asked Franklin Madison, age 35, to define friendship – he’d give you his best thinking ‘stare’ behind his bi-focal, and say, “Myron.”When Franklin was growing up in Empire Crossing, North Carolina, the professor of literature at Columbia was a typical little boy … except he had a large head, wore thick glasses because of s...

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“Waiting is just a game life plays ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #42

“I will pick you up in 20 minutes.” The text from my sister, Kim, beeped into the silence of my office, waking me out of my daydream. I shook my head, and picked up the phone sitting next to my keyboard.The thing about Kim and her plans are that her promises of 20 minutes usually meant about 45 minutes to an hour.So, I didn’t immediately get up to change out of my pajamas. Instead, I stared at the blank page staring back at me from my screen.I was supposed to be writing a short story for Reedsy Prompts(c) – they send out writing prompts out ...

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“Just glad there are stars in the sky” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #39

Sarah Chaucer lay back on the ground and twiddled with pieces of grass underneath her. She reached behind her head, and took her long, auburn hair out of its ponytail holder, and let it flow freely on the ground.She could hear her mom in her head. “Sarah, get up. You are going to get your clothes dirty and grass in your hair.” Sarah, now at age 50, laughed, “You are right, Mom, but it is OK. It will come out.” She said out loud to herself. Sarah stretched out her legs - rubbing out ‘imaginary’ wrinkles in her jeans before getting still. She ...

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“A car accident, a secret and a doctor ” by Rebecca Lee

Submitted to Contest #37

Alicia Madison leaned against the wall in the hallway right outside the emergency room hub,and took two large breaths behind her blue surgical mask. Sweat was popping up around her forehead.Behind her goggles, a few tears were in her green eyes. She blinked a few times, and when she finally could catch her breath, she took her gloves off, and threw them in the trash can beside her, and lifted her goggles to where they lay on top of her head.Her dark brown, long hair was covered with a surgery ‘skull cap,’ and her dark blue scrubs were covere...

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Author bio

Rebecca Lee’s love of writing started when she barely could write her ABCs when her parents gave her a BIG CHIEF writing tablet and a big, blue pencil, and 47 years later, she is still in love with words and stories. A retired newspaper editor,her blog is full of 'life essays" and "book reviews" -she gravitates toward memoirs and adult contemporary romance and children and YA.