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Sophia Edna Taljaard

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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THE DINNER

Sophia Edna Taljaard

Submitted to Contest #81

A moonbeam sparkled on the rounded edge of the soup tureen. He had prepared a cold cucumber soup, for the day had turned at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. He was fortunate that a thunderstorm had not built up and that they could have their dinner outside, for he loved the atmosphere in the cool of the evening under the African stars. Two or three lamps hung on the branches of the old Oak, and he would light the candles on the table just now when they sat down as there was no wind. The candlelight would make the dinner even more special. His thoughts...

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THE HEIRLOOM

Sophia Edna Taljaard

Submitted to Contest #79

The old pepper tree lay upturned on the ground, its roots exposed to the unmerciful rays of the burning sun, the heat bereaving them of their last drops of sap. It had fallen squarely over the two graves that the old man had carefully set so that he could sit in its shade in the late afternoons to look at the graves and think back on the years spent with his wife and after her, the years with his dog. The fallen tree was a shock and a step toward even more nothingness in his life than ever before. He went inside the house, taking the broom ...

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THE TUXEDO CAT

Sophia Edna Taljaard

Submitted to Contest #77

THE TUXEDO CAT It was a dream come true, but ironically a dream encompassed within the greatest nightmare I had ever had. For a while all my woes were forgotten as I stood looking through the window in wonder. Yesterday’s abundant shades of green had magically turned into a white Christmas scene, a real one, for I had never seen snow before. As the snowflakes drifted down, faster and faster, I thought I heard the ringing of bells, and a hearty “Ho-ho!” But the “Ho-ho!” was a “Mew-mew!” It was that Tuxedo again. I opened the door to the co...

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THE LEGEND OF THE MERMAID

Sophia Edna Taljaard

Submitted to Contest #76

THE LEGEND OF THE MERMAID “Wake up, Oh Great Eland, I have come to you.” “You find me asleep – I watched through the full moon, and when the morning came I saw the dust of your trail many walks away, and then, satisfied that help was coming, I closed my eyes for a while.” “Can you still see so far?” “Oh yes, it is not my eyes that have deceived me, it is these wounds, I cannot even lift my body from the dust even though I urgently need medicinal herbs.” “Let me look, I will not hurt you. Yes, I see what you need, I will go and pick the her...

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