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Shana Fox

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

Shana Fox

Submitted to Contest #238

Don’t interrupt, it’s not polite. Wait your turn. Stop fidgeting. Make eye contact. Are you even listening? Speak when spoken to. Children are seen and not heard.Chicka-chicka-chicka. The plastic blades on the oscillating desk fan perched in the kitchen corner awkwardly rubbed the slightly dented cage while it continued to push air. The hardwood dining table was covered with a vinyl tablecloth decorated with vibrant summer flowers. It was the kind that when you rest upon it for a bit too long, especially when it was as warm as it was today, ...

41 likes

Her Signature

Shana Fox

Submitted to Contest #201

[CW: Kidnapping, Non-consensual Behavior, Gore]“Welcome to Episode 603 of ‘That’s My Signature.’ Where we cover all the latest news, gossip, and more for the world’s greatest group ever! Signature~.Today I have a very special guest in the studio with me. Can you guess who it is?” I paused momentarily, making a note of the recording time in a notebook; 18.37 seconds, slice in a clip of my beloved’s voice singing a solo from ‘Moments in Moments’. It was one of the group’s least popular songs, but I couldn’t make it too easy for those so-called...

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Child Left Behind

Shana Fox

Submitted to Contest #198

[CW: Child abuse, Self-Harm] “Okay, class! Pop quiz.” The aged educator, Mr. Crowe, swept into the room drawing an agonized groan from the collective students. No one was more discontented than I was at that moment. It was just another quiz I was going to fail. The stack of papers hit my desk as a soft breeze blew from the slanted windows on the far side of the room. “Take one and pass it back.” Mr. Crowe was a lanky man with thinning wisps of gray hair that sat flat against his head as if they had been painted on. I cou...

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Daily Grind

Shana Fox

The cards shifted in his palm. The subtle sensation of rounded corners bumping and gliding along the edge of card stock as they slipped into randomized placements. The sputtering drip of the coffee maker tossed the scent of Colombian dark roast into the air until it dominated the cozy red kitchen. He placed the deck upon the maple table pulling it into three piles of staggered heights. He considered each pile before recollecting them in a different order so he could give them another few shuffles. Finally, content, he drew the top card and p...

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Please, Little Girl, Don't!

Shana Fox

Submitted to Contest #196

“Please, little girl, don’t!” rose a low gravelly voice from behind a woman who was restlessly digging through children’s dresses.The mother’s long slender fingers wrapped around Harper’s arm. Fierce disapproval washed over her face and her teeth were gritted together having heard the fellow shopper warning them about her naughty behavior. With a cautious but firm grip, she tore her daughter free of the circular clothing rack and began her lecture.“Harper, you’re almost ten. Your birthday is in two days. Act like it, please. You know better ...

38 likes

Ace Roman in a Different Breed of Trouble

Shana Fox

Submitted to Contest #187

It was just my luck; the Watertown gang was pushing out their territory again. I usually keep my nose out of politics, after all, I don’t much care who owns what as long as I can sit down and get a drink. But those Watertown boys look down on everyone who doesn’t live in a big house on the hill; especially if they go visiting canaries. I must say I’ve seen a number of sisters in my time and it weren’t a nunnery. So, I was laying low behind the 7-11 nursing a few fresh cuts. There was a tingle in my skin that made my hair stand on end. I ...

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