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Skyler Dune

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

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Three Months

Skyler Dune

I sit on the bench beneath the ferris wheel, its magnificent lights reflecting on the lake and the concession stand next to me covered in heaps of pink cotton candy. A square Polaroid rests on my leg. We were happy then, I was on your back and our friends were crowded around making ridiculous faces. Somehow we all fit in the tiny frame. The ferris wheel rotates in a perfect, even speed, and when it stops at the top, everyone takes sweet pictures of each other and of the view. I wonder if they’ll remember how they captured it all, too. ...

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Backyard Reflections

Skyler Dune

Submitted to Contest #174

After a long drive home, I stretch my back, move my neck around in an awkward circle, and wiggle my toes. My feet are practically numb from being crammed in tight sneakers all day while I drove. It’s two in the afternoon, and I look out the window while I rinse my navy travel mug in the kitchen sink. I focus on the pool in my backyard – the streaks of light scattered on the surface of the water, the bees landing on the curved concrete edge, and the honeysuckles glowing as the sun shines through their small petals. I love the quiet of...

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