Shannon Patch

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

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“Memory of Now” by Shannon Patch

Submitted to Contest #140

“I remember when it was just you and me,” I say, smirking a little as a five year old crawls  from the arm of the couch onto Josh’s head. He’s trying to read. He smirks back, dog ears the page, and pulls a ball of arms and legs and energy down into his lap. “I remember when you used to nap!” he says, and lands a kiss on her chubby, giggling cheeks. “Remind me she needs a bath later,” I say, rising to tidy up the living room while our child is momentarily distracted by her daddy’s Sunday morning stubble. I remember the soft scratch...

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“The Christmas Question” by Shannon Patch

Submitted to Contest #69

She’s going to ask, I know she’s going to ask. This is my first time hosting Christmas dinner, but we’ve had this Christmas dinner for 32 years. And she had it with her mother for 30 years before that. I wonder now if Grammie ever asked my mother questions like this, and if my mom got mad, and if this is all just part of the great circle of life.  I wish my grandmother was here.  But she’s not, my mother is, and she is busy chattering away with my three-year-old. “Annnnnd what does a turkey say?” she says in her best grandmother...

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Working parent, wine& book lover, political junkie. Author of Blood Bound.