Rosie Bennett

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Sand Angels” by Rosie Bennett

Submitted to Contest #291

THE PRISONER“I have a mouth ulcer.” Stanley suddenly whined.The sound of him tonguing his ulcer had been a constant for the past hour, every so often he would hit a really raw patch and hiss a little through clenched teeth. We all thought he would stop after his little confirmation, but he continued for another ten minutes before speaking again.“It’s real bad.” He sighed. “It’s right at the bottom, in the little fold. It hurts to talk.” He continued.I looked up at him, wanting to make some comment telling him to shut up, but I couldn’t muste...

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“Black Ice” by Rosie Bennett

Submitted to Contest #291

Amy’s mother had always told her to look out for black ice on the road when she drove, it was a killer, and she should always be careful to watch the road and catch it when it appeared. This need to constantly eyeball the surface before her gripped to her mind and never let go, deep into adulthood she would drive confidently all year and then, as soon as the cold set in, she refused to get behind the wheel of her car for any reason.Her boyfriend, Mikey, didn’t mind having to drive her everywhere in these times, but he for sure knew that one ...

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“Dad's Funeral” by Rosie Bennett

Submitted to Contest #289

The cigarette was clenched confidently between two shaking fingers, and placed then between the black painted lips of the smoker who drew a lungful, blew, and watched as the expelled smoke tumbled away into the air above her head. The smoker was Abigail, and Abigail had quit smoking three months before, only to start again sometime after her Dad died. Today was Dad’s funeral; she had already smoked her way through a pack, and was now three deep into pack two. She hadn’t slept much the night before, mainly as all the family being in Dad’s hou...

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Author bio

With a style and world view all of my own, I write what what I want and use my work to look at the world through so many lenses.