Sharlene Addison

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Fun Begins at the Circus” by Sharlene Addison

Submitted to Contest #101

It's our girl's night out. We've decided to do something new and exciting. There is a circus in our little town and it has afortune teller in the midst. None of us believe in having our future told. We are all Christians and the Bible tells us we are not to seek out this type of person, for no man knows the future except God. We're meeting at the local steak house for some good food before we head out.Entering the restaurant, I see our group has started to arrive, "Hi, Laura!" She jumps up to hug me full of smiles and excitement. Helen is th...

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“Just a Mirror” by Sharlene Addison

Submitted to Contest #101

There you are, I sigh, as I look at myself in the mirror. A face I've watched change for many years. It's just a reflection, a face that looks back. It has no soul, it has no thoughts or reflections. If I were a witch, I could ask it a question and it would answer me. What would I want to ask it, better yet, would I want an answer. I used to look in the mirror not thinking about who the reflection was just concerned with only what the reflection showed me. The mirror shows if your hair is in place, if your makeup is on just right, ...

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“A Flower A Day” by Sharlene Addison

Submitted to Contest #100

Legend has it that in the swamp that borders our property there is a flower that has a bell shaped bloom and it's the purest shade of white that shimmers in the moonlight. The petals of the flower have magical powers. The legend also speaks of an Indian that lives in the swamp. He is the guardian and protector of the swamp and the magical flowers keep and protect him. It is said he has long silver hair with piercing white eyes with a jacket made of vines. He can appear as anything he chooses during the day; but come the night he has to be in...

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“The Kitchen Table” by Sharlene Addison

Submitted to Contest #100

The kitchen table is where people come together to share what? Do they really want to relive the days events that went wrong? Do they simply end up there to unwind and forget the day? Do they want to sit and hear about how great someone else's day went? Or, do they simply want to sit across from someone else and lose themselves in that person and forget their own existence? For Henry and Samantha, who have been married for almost 50 years, the kitchen table is full of memories of children, grand-children, great-grandchildren complaining abou...

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“Food - Soothes the Soul” by Sharlene Addison

Submitted to Contest #100

Tonight, it's finally here; no turning back now. Seleena has planned a dinner for her two children. They neither like nor associate with each other. God saw fit to send them to her 10 years apart never developing a sibling bond. She thinks they try to tolerate her most of the time. She is now retired at an old age of 67. Thinking of her family she shakes her head and realizes she has such a dysfunctional family. She thought by this time in her life she would have a little control over something but definetly that's not the case.She was exc...

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