Sandra Lord

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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“Mommie” by Sandra Lord

Submitted to Contest #283

Mary Alice Arno Winston no longer exists. After her suicide on December 27, 1961, she was cremated. Her ashes were placed in a silvery brass urn inside the bottom of the night table next to my father’s side of the double-king-sized bed they shared. Eventually, my brother and I asked Dad to remove the urn. We thought it was creepy. Now it resides in a niche next to my grandmother’s urn, at Calvary Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mommie and Grandma Arno had an uncomfortable relationship after Grandma’s divorce when Mommie ...

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“THE PERFECT ROSE” by Sandra Lord

Submitted to Contest #273

       Maddy and Don Mitchell chose Valentine’s Day for their wedding because anniversaries would be easy to remember. Every year, Maddy gave Don a single red carnation in memory of the first anniversary when they had been too poor for roses. Every year, Don picked up a dozen red roses at the florist’s shop on his way home. And every year, they went someplace special for dinner and dancing.            “Are you getting a dozen red roses for Maddy aga...

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