Tawny Molina

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

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“Gale-force Fears” by Tawny Molina

Submitted to Contest #240

Another gust of wind hit the side of the building, causing plumes of dust that had built up over the years to shake free from the ceiling and sprinkle down over Anna's head. She had lived here on her own for several years and had been sure she'd gotten every cobweb and dusty spot in the old lighthouse. It seemed whatever storm was causing the rush of wind outside was determined to prove her wrong. She glared up at the roof, beyond which were several flights of stairs and the light at the very peak. The reason she remained here even in these ...

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“A Drink for the Road” by Tawny Molina

Submitted to Contest #233

“What a day...” Maria said as she slammed the door of her car behind her. After a twelve hour shift at one of the local dairy farms she’d just pulled in to the town's only bar’s parking lot. Well, it wasn’t much of a bar these days. They had stopped selling alcohol about a year ago. Well, the whole town had. People had voted them a dry location last year, and the mayor had worked hard to make sure that passed. Now the bar was more like a place people came to listen to TVs and complain about the fact that they couldn’t drink alcohol anymore. ...

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“It Blocked the Light” by Tawny Molina

Submitted to Contest #232

You know there is something really weird about the Sun suddenly vanishing. I’m not talking about having a cloud roll in and cause the sunlight to fade for a few moments. I mean having not only the blue sky blocked but also the clouds. It happened I swear. I was going for a walk and suddenly something blocked everything above my neighborhood.  I want to say it happened sometime around the first day of winter. Winter solstice? I dunno I never really keep track of these things. I only remembered this year because of what happened. It was...

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Author bio

Tawny is a bibliophile who lives in central Florida with her husband and a collection of crazy tortoiseshell cats.