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Suzanne Seely

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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Red Dog Lane

Submitted to Contest #186

My Uncle Doolie was what everyone called, “different,” born from a bad egg, peculiar. To me he was just Doolie, my uncle on my father’s side, though I knew to keep a good walking distance behind him, out of harm’s reach you might say, that’s because Doolie had a flash fire temper, that most anything could make flare. When you last expected it, it would come at you like a cyclone and wail the life out of you. Doolie was what was called around these parts of Virginia, as an “old bachelor.” There were few. Though some frequented Moodies,...

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He Swallowed His Fire

Submitted to Contest #185

Once upon a time in a faraway land, high on a mountaintop overlooking the tiny village of Elderberry, lived a fire-breathing dragon named Fillibert.” Legend had it that Fillibert had been hatched from an egg that glittered like an enormous crystal in the sunlight. The crystal was said to have given Fillibert his ferocious fire.Dragons are, by nature, hoarders, so, often their lairs became as thick as berry brambles with treasures! Fillibert didn’t hoard gold or art or magic li...

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Only Fools are Positive, My Mother Used to Say

Submitted to Contest #184

“Good morning, sisters!” I texted. Please, your honest opinion on a little matter. What do you think about my 77-year-old-friend, Tina, romancing our 45-year-old tennis instructor? Our sons would never, ever go for that, even if her last name were Midas and she were Venus de Milo, which she certainly is not! Maybe I’m just not hip enough?”As I wrote, I smiled to myself and chuckled. I could hear Beth’s sarcastic voice return, “Let me guess, he’s moved in with her, right? “Of course, he has!” I would reply. Then, Jackie, losing her usual mode...

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