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Thandi Parris

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2023

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The Pearls

Submitted to Contest #293

The drop in your stomach when you think that you've lost something important- your phone, wallet, keys, car, or child. That's what Fiona felt when she realized that she had left behind her mom's pearl necklace and earring set in class. Or the bathroom. Or the gym. She noticed at lunch. And, by then, it was too late to know exactly where the jewelry had been misplaced. Fiona's fear existed on two levels. On one- she thought of the fight that she had just had that morning with her Mom about “borrowing” her things without permission. That time ...

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Sunny's Night

Submitted to Contest #226

What can I say- I attract chaos. Do not seek my attention! Do not strive for fame! Do not try to flatter me with acts of vanity and glory! I know myself quite well. I am very brilliant- genius level actually- scored and approved. I see Sunny enter the nightclub, looking around, a smirk on her face. She lowered her new granny-like glasses. From the moment she entered, all eyes were on her. It was another party in New York City. But to her- it was just ANOTHER party in another city. Rome, Paris, L.A.- dah-ling, how boring. She coughed de...

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Sunday Morning Drive

Submitted to Contest #217

The suburbs constantly sing with the tinny buzz of lawnmowers. In the summer, suburbia sweats the smell of freshly cut grass- manicured lawns. The fall is for breathing out leaves needing to be raked.It was chilly for September, thought Miriam. She wiped the moisture from her brow and threw the rake down in disgust. She was angry at the leaves for still being soaked from the rain two nights ago. As the wind stirred again, she kicked the leaves and decided that her neighbor James could take over tomorrow. He already mowed her lawn in the summ...

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