Roxanne Blight

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2022

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“Barbara Havers” by Roxanne Blight

I’m not quite sure why I love Barbara Havers as much as I do. I do like Endeavour Morse and Vera Stanhope a lot but not in the same way. I feel sorry for Adam Dalgliesh and Thomas Lynley and a little bit sorry for Cormoran Strike too, but I do enjoy them all very much. They have all had a bit of a rough time personally, with family friends and lovers but these issues never seem to impact the work that they do. I have not...

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“Uncle Fred” by Roxanne Blight

My Uncle Fred was a shyster. He was a drunk, a womanizer, and a thief. But he was extremely charming to most people, although not to me. I’ve known since I was five years old that he was basically up to no good. When we would see him drive up our driveway my sister and I and would run around the house yelling “Hide the Booze, Hide the Booze”. My mom would put it in the washing machine, a place Fred would never think to l...

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“The Walker” by Roxanne Blight

Late Summer Walking. She was 69 years old and 50 pounds overweight, which meant that it wouldn’t necessarily be easy but it was doable. So Monday morning, she dressed in her baggiest pants and top and tied up her running shoes and started out. Her goal was to make it 3 kilometres, initially.  She had sunscreen on, a water bottle in one hand and a tissue shoved up her other sleeve....

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