Samantha Brooks

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

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“Not Who We Thought She Was” by Samantha Brooks

Submitted to Contest #102

TW: Mentions death/murderI won't ever forget Winnie Baumann.It was the summer of '92, I was thirteen at the time. Winnie Baumann just moved into the big, yellow bricked home three houses down from mine.She was a small, plump old lady, not even reaching my 5'4 frame. With grey hair, and beady brown eyes hidden behind thick brown glasses, I'd guess she was well into her sixties, though you'd never know with how energized she was all the time.There was always a smile on her face, and she greeted the new neighbours like they were already her fri...

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“First Time After My Divorce.” by Samantha Brooks

Submitted to Contest #93

TW: death Between the two of us, my husband, Jamie, was the life of the party. Everywhere we went, he would light up a room. Cheers would follow him from room to room, dying down only to rekindle moments later when he reappeared.   I never understood how he did it, how he was able to take a simple gathering, and turn it into something wild and unforgettable. I guess that was just his personality. And what made me fall in love with him.   Of course, after six years together, that wasn't enough for him.   It was like...he got ad...

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“After High School” by Samantha Brooks

Submitted to Contest #84

Monday, day 1: I woke up at noon. It's been a month since high school ended. And three weeks since I got rejected by my two dream schools. I had no back up, nothing else lined up. I was depending on this to work out, I had high hopes that everything would fall into place, and two months from now I'd be on campus. But now, I don't even know what I'll be doing in two months. Hopefully, a job. Wednesday, day 9: I applied for multiple jobs, and only got a call back for one. Good old, reliable McDonald's. Everyone gets their first job th...

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Not so great ideas, but lots of intense feelings. Just gotta put them into words.