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Rosie 95

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

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Caged Bird

Submitted to Contest #101

“Mama, it hurts.” “It’s okay, just hold on to me tight, and we’ll both be fine.” “But Mama, I can’t see.” “It’ll be fine, my darling, just let me hug you tightly, and no matter what happens, we’ll go through it together.” *** Mama didn’t know that her face would be the last thing I saw. She didn’t know that her loving eyes would be the last thing that would reassure me. She didn’t know so many things. But then, every day, I forgive her, even though it’s too late. Even though it’s not okay.  But I wish I had forgiven her sooner. ...

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What is a famliy?

What is family? Some think it’s a group of parents and children living together, but not all.***I stand in front of a dirt-stained mirror, and whisper the unfamiliar words, “Mirror, mirror, on the wall…”My voice chokes up, and I curl in a ball, tears rushing down my face, and cry, cry hard, until a single tear isn’t left inside me.The room I stand inside is dark, but I like it that way. When you're lonely, darkness is best.But what if you're always lonely?Then what?I check the door, tugging and pulling, but it seems so stubborn; it won’t ope...

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The Single Rose

Submitted to Contest #99

I stand in the middle of a field, or, a used-to-be field. I remember. Well, actually, I don’t remember, but I heard it in the history lessons. Fifty-two years ago, this field had the greenest and most beautiful grass in the country, and throughout the whole field, it blossomed with flowers, from roses to pansies to lilacs. The sky was as blue as the clearest lake, never having a single gray cloud. And even just nine summers ago, even though some of the grass was a little yellow, most of the flowers were gone, it was still beautiful.  ...

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Sisters

Submitted to Contest #98

         ElowenI hadn’t tried to steal. Well, I had, but it was necessary. Some things in life are necessary.***I sit in the police station, staring at the rain dripping down the window panels. Even the sky sometimes cries, I think. As the rain sobs on, my heart seems to weep with it. I look around in the blank room, the desolate walls, the hard bed, and then back outside. Why? I think. Why does my heart, the world, why does everything seem so weary, so sad?I hear the door open, but refuse to...

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Chosen One Part 1

Fianna heard a haunted cry, almost like a wolf's cry, but she couldn’t tell where it was coming from. Could it be in the-the Shadows? She quickly dismissed the thought, thoroughly alarmed at it. No one was ever, ever allowed in the Shadows.  The sobs came again, much more distant this time. Fianna’s curiosity now turned into a sickening fear. If anyone ventured into the Shadows’ land, they would die. It wasn’t a possibility,  it was reality. A shiver quaked her body as she thought about what would happen if someone did decide to e...

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The Oak Tree

Submitted to Contest #90

It all started with a tiny acorn on May 13th, nine years ago. I was seven at that time.  My family had just moved from Beijing, China. We knew very little English, and knew nothing of the culture. We were at the Chinese border when I saw a pretty rock. “Mamma! Don’t run over the rock!” I cried. Mamma had looked kindly at me, and stopped the car. I then raced out of the car, and snatched up the rock. Once I got back into the car, I showed mamma the rock. She laughed and said, “Chan-Juan, my dear, you have found an acorn! Plant it once...

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The Buried Rose

Submitted to Contest #88

                         Rowara sat on a marble stone, her feet barely touching the water below. She couldn't concentrate. Her thoughts were jumbled with memories and sorrow. So much had happened in the last two weeks.For her fourteenth birthday, she had asked her mother if they could go on an expedition. She had wanted to have some peace, settle down, and maybe have an adventure to recall later in life. In the middle ...

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