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Tara Tyler Robinson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

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The Old Lady on the Hill

Tara Tyler Robinson

Submitted to Contest #284

The Old Lady on the Hill The sky was painted in swirly pinks and oranges. Stella shivered in the cool November breeze. The independent little girl knew it must be close to dinner time, but she couldn’t stop staring at the pretty white house with the blue shutters and covered front porch sitting atop the hill at the end of her street. Ever since she moved into the neighborhood, she wanted to sit in the swing. It creaked, swaying in the wind as if inviting her to try it out. The house stood proud on the hill and looked like the backdrop for an...

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Two Lies and Aruth

Tara Tyler Robinson

Submitted to Contest #88

TWO LIES AND ARUTH Three friends walked arm in arm in arm down a narrow road. They gossiped and giggled as fourteen-year-old maidens tend to do. But these were no ordinary maidens, not daughters from the local farm or shop. Fuscia was Princess of the land, out on a secret jaunt, joined by her two trusted handmaid friends—Kandace and Aruthel. “Aruthel, where did you get such a horrid name?” Plump Kandace asked as she chewed on an apple. She had a healthy appetite and no tact whatsoever. Fuscia scowled playfully at her. “Now Kandi, it’s p...

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Waste Not

Tara Tyler Robinson

Waste Notby Tara Tyler I hate my life. Danae absent-mindedly strolls through the grocery store, past the creamed corn and sweet peas, plunking a can of green beans into her cart. With three of her kids gone on their own and one teenage girl left in the nest who’s never around, Danae wonders what’s left of her life? Her job at the utility company is boring, and so is her husband. She catches a glimpse of her drab reflection in a refrigerator door. She’s always surprised at how old and overweight she is. She used to be skinny and pretty. How d...

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