Sue Russell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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“The Race” by Sue Russell

Submitted to Contest #154

This story explores late term abortion.We’re running out of time; I remember my husband whispering as I shifted my bare feet in Dr. Randolph’s, or Dr. R’s -- as her patients referred to her -- cold steel stirrups. 26 weeks. Only two and a half months to go before we met our first, and probably only, baby boy.In our excitement, we chose his name before the end of the first trimester. Robert, because by now every other suggested male name conjured ugly memories of overbearing, insensitive or ladder climbing men. I love Drew, my husband’s name...

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“Enlightenment” by Sue Russell

Submitted to Contest #139

I started to wipe my sweaty palms down my silk white pants, the ones that matched the black and white checked jacket forgotten in my closet and stopped before I left a permanent stain. Instead, I raised my head and gazed at the crowd of hostile expressions waiting for me to explain why the Board allowed high school teachers to include racial equity lessons in history class. Other board members shifted in their chairs as I rose to speak. Even though we lived in a progressive, suburban school district, the loudest protests arose from middle c...

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