Shelley Els

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“That Blasted Cologne ” by Shelley Els

Submitted to Contest #61

What was I thinking? Waiting till the day before Christmas to get a present for my husband. This place is madness! I search the department store, trying to figure out where I should start first. The ties? No, he has plenty. The underwear? I may as well just give him a lump of coal. Then from the corner of my eye I notice a pretty young thing spraying perfume onto little red cards and handing them to passersby. That’s it! Cologne. He’s worn the same old man cologne since college. ...

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“Danny and Franny” by Shelley Els

Submitted to Contest #50

Danny runs his sweaty hands along his trousers for what seems like the hundredth time. He’d planned ‘operation engagement’ down to the most minute details, but he wasn’t quite prepared for the sudden onslaught of doubt. They’d spoken about this moment many times in the past four years and were both on the same page, but still— “Danny, have you decided?” Franny asks. “Oh, sorry. I’ll have the ravioli,” he tells their ridiculously good looking waiter. Any other night he wouldn’t have cared, but why did tonight’s waiter have to...

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Author bio

My day job is being a mother and wife. I love to read and write, among other things. I'm a total amateur and I live down under in NZ.