Susan Sidell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Handkerchief Shirt” by Susan Sidell

Submitted to Contest #145

The Handkerchief Shirt A Short Story by Susan Sidell susan@susansidell.com May 11, 2022 The sticky humidity had burned off in the oven of the city sidewalks when Jazmyn strapped on her second-hand roller skates. The party guests were gone and Jaz breathed in the friendly loneliness. Now that she was ten years old, Jaz would no longer have the court-required babysitter. She was on her own during the long summer days until school started. She poked at the frayed spot in the lace and squinted at it. Should she knot the edges of the stri...

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“Jim and George” by Susan Sidell

Submitted to Contest #78

“George.”Jim closed the side door, shutting out the tempest that tried to rip the handle from his hand. He fumbled with the latch, his back to the steamy kitchen, and hoped he could pretend to not hear the single word Laura uttered like an epithet.Courage summoned, Jim wiped his boots and turned to face the woman he loved. His you-can’t-resist-this smile pulling at his reddened cheeks, he took his time removing the snowy coat, making sure to puff out his hard-hewn chest and biceps. Maybe if Laura could be distracted by the glory of muscles s...

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Author bio

I have always had little stories pop into my head and now I am finally writing them down. I love the challenge of painting with words.