Salwa Michel

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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“What-if… and would “what-if” ever change what has come to pass?” by Salwa Michel

Dear “What-if?” you are not much help to hear or think of because no “what if” ever helped, not me, not you, and not anyone who ever thought the words or tried them.And indeed, not John.The son, the friend, and the extension of the lost girl who left us too young and went on to the other life.But why is John thinking of what-ifs?Don’t we all do that, you would ask?Yes, we do, but it was neither expected nor sought out in his case.A happy-go-lucky child with the sunshine in his golden curls, and even at 5, he needed no motivation, nor did he ...

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“Rain, rain, let my eyes dry” by Salwa Michel

Submitted to Contest #239

Raining Asbestos Sheets “It's raining, yes, it's definitely raining, but it is anything but rain,” thought Ellie. Could rain make all that horrible noise? And yet, when the harmattan wind comes just before the rain, it makes frightful sounds. “But no,” she repeated to herself, this could not possibly be rain. The bath water was still warm, and Ellie was soaking in the tub, but she knew she had to get up quickly because she needed to find out what this noise was about. It sounded as if the house was breaking. “No,” she thought, “if something ...

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