Tamara Shaffer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Coming Out” by Tamara Shaffer

Submitted to Contest #283

“That dress is kinda tight.” Greg watched as Tasha, his wife of nine years, studied herself in the full-length mirror. His tone was sour, his expression sullen. Tasha, on the other hand, was almost giddy, as she turned this way and that, seeing how her new outfit accentuated her svelte, curvy figure, the result of over a year of strict dieting and exercise. She’d been taking tucks in her clothing, bigger and bigger ones, and bought several loose, a-line dresses to wear while the fat melted away. She’d waited until her goal of eighty-five p...

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“Mourning Time” by Tamara Shaffer

Submitted to Contest #102

The faces stare out at me from the big red scrapbook, faces of people no longer alive but who formed my history and paved my way into the world. I search for features that resemble my own and marvel at how older relatives looked before I ever saw them. Each recognized face summons memories, torn from the passing of time into segments, like a journal with pages missing. With a sense of eerie sadness, I touch my grandmother’s name. Mary Agnes Tierney. 1880-1960. I knew nothing about her life as a little girl or a young bride, although I know...

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Author bio

My stories and articles have appeared in several literary journals, newspapers, and magazines. I authored a book about the 1957 unsolved murder of two teenage sisters (2006). I am retired and live in Chicago.