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Summer Austin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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Matrimony by the River

Submitted to Contest #287

"I don't know what time it is," I whined; "How many times are ya gonna ask me?""Until I get an answer, that's how many," my dad yelped."Well there's a clock over there," I pointed at the wall."Yea, so?""So what?""Are ya.....""No I'm not gonna go look, and I've had enough!" I walked out of the little garden patio to the café and headed home. "I don't understand these people," I thought to myself."Like, he wanted me to leave," I surmised. "Anyway,"..Talking to myself got pretty boring so I went to my friend Gary's house, and we watched TV. His...

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Nobody Knows Me

Submitted to Contest #286

"Bitch!" I slammed the receiver down hard. I was not going to make the train. Grabbing my coat, I ran out the door. My mom would not drive me to the train station so I'd have to take the bus.All along, I knew the truth. It made me sad but I had no choice but to move on. Behind my back, all this time. Boy I was delusional and they hid it well.New horizons were in my future, though, and that made me happy. Whew, finally done. After 3 years of filth, I was free. Now I was climbing into the bus with my knapsack, containing my phone and my wallet...

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So Far Away

Submitted to Contest #284

"A little bit further," the hiker said to those behind him. "Haa," a lot of exhales ensued. "Come on, keep it up." A line of hikers traveling up the snowy ridge could be seen, by a wayfaring choppy helicopter.Zoom out and there were a lot of aircraft in the skies, each headed toward their own destination. Stunt planes veered right and left, and lower, on the foaming, bright and blue sea, ocean liners steamed ahead, their direction tried and true. Earth was brimming, and on the other side of the galaxy, my planet was just getting started. "Ta...

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It Takes Two

Submitted to Contest #283

"Follow me, right this way," my friend Alan beckoned, as we passed through the booming crowd. Fifth Ave was teeming with people, the stage was set, and a singer, 'Porky' was about to get on it and do her stuff. She kind of looked like a little piglet, hence the name. Her hair was topped with a tall pink tiara with sequins and ribbons, and a hot pink body suit to match showed off her curves. Her heels were black, with ballet-style ribbons up the leg.All were cheering for her, urging her on. She reached the mic stand and stood there, blushing ...

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Emptying my Baskets

Submitted to Contest #282

The plot for this story is meant to be simple and Plain, we'll see what happens, I'm known to introduce a little twist! Gathering the day's fruit from the vines, Gary hummed a soft tune, "Berry picking is my delight, I do not want to fight," and then he would shift to the next row of grapes, and collect more! His system was almost a hysterical delirium, until all the crates were full, and he plopped down on the little cart seat that was pulled by horses, back to the ranch, then sat at the table and began to sup on some soup.His sister came i...

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Tambourines

Submitted to Contest #281

"I am trying to get myself to a place of ease and a working environment that benefits everyone here, but I can only look, at my face in the mirror and say," "who is that?" Knocking on the door, there was a pause in the room, the conversation stopped, and all eyes were on the door."Uh", there was a brief shuffling of papers and the women's group dismantled, all eyes peering, hoping for a chance to glimpse the 'intruder' through the peephole. The guilty party was hooded, had a knapsack, a mystery box, and looked to be about 12 years old!Brady,...

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Passersby

"Can I have some?" The girl held her hands out and smiled, shakily up at me."Well, of course," I poured some M&M's into her hands.We were waiting for the bus, in NYC, at the corner of 5th and 22nd streets. The cars and taxicabs sped by, beeping and honking their horns, at the red light.It was 10 am, me and my mom were bringing me to a job interview, we had to be there by 10:30, and it was way across town.Pretty soon, the bus arrived, I waved goodbye to the little girl and got on the bus. It was a shuttlebus so hopefully it would have us ...

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Entry Denied

"Hello, anybody home?" I rang the doorbell again, then finally gave up. Todd just did not want to come to the door. Unless he was out, I thought, but where would he be on a Tuesday night?"Not coming out?" My friend Pete kindly ventured."No", I returned. I hopped back in the Ford Focus and we zoomed back to the main road, took a left then looked among the slew of fast- food restaurants, for somewhere to get something to eat." What about Domino's? We can bring the pizza back to my place," Pete made a suggestion.But my eyes were on Taco Bell. "...

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Everywhere We Go

"Why, do you want that. ?", my sister questioned me as I held up a pink gem-studded bag."It goes with my outfit and it's my favorite color?" I attempted."No, the money is for important things, you need jeans, right, underclothes? Do you need socks. I mean shop wisely." We moved along in the store, and I looked among the racks.All of a sudden, my sister said, "Watch out!" and I jumped to the side. A toy car was riding by me, a toddler driving."Boy, you're not safe anywhere these days. " I complained. I was hungry and she had the money. I was ...

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