Tasha Tolson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

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“Parental Gardening” by Tasha Tolson

Submitted to Contest #139

Alex The quiet neighborhood was asleep. Well, mostly asleep. One house, slightly different from the rest, had been awoken with a start as the police brought Alex home for the fourth time this year. Breaking and entering had continued to get the small, brown haired teen in trouble. Owen, the father of the family, ushered his unruly son into the house. Standing a couple inches taller than Alex and with a wider frame, Owen seemed to hover over Alex. He clamped his heavy hand onto the back of Alex’s thin neck and let the weight of it rest heavy ...

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“The Planet That is No Longer a Planet” by Tasha Tolson

Submitted to Contest #134

“Look! Look! Lay Lay, I see Pluto!” squeals my little brother from the cockpit. I peer up from my research. Jimmy is standing on the stepstool with his tiny hands against the window. Eyes glued on a speck in the distance. His excitement is palpable, but I just cannot seem to grasp his level of exuberance. I rise from my work desk and walk over to see what he sees. I say, “Yes, I see it. It looks so tiny from here huh?” I push one of his blonde curls off his forehead to give him a light kiss. My own blonde curls fall into his face. He giggles...

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“Nostalgia Stiches for Broken Hearts” by Tasha Tolson

Submitted to Contest #133

Just as my favorite Valentine’s Day mug reaches my mouth, I hear a thunderous collision of falling boxes; followed by a yelp from my sister. Ugh, I moan inwardly to myself. I haven’t even experienced this exquisite coffee yet. I slowly meander to the attic. My sister is seated on the floor with an array of spilled boxes around her. She smiles up at me attempting to appear innocent. She sheepishly admits to getting a little carried away. She gazes across her mess of memorabilia and realizes she had way too many boxes on her trek across the at...

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