Tori Winterrose

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

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“Amelia's Tree” by Tori Winterrose

Submitted to Contest #229

“Everyone, sit down!” Mrs. Thomas yelled while waving her arms around like she was ready to lift up and out of the 3rd grade classroom. Mrs. Thomas didn’t know where things went wrong. It may have been when she stepped in a pile of scattered cat litter on her kitchen floor this morning (barefoot) while desperately trying to locate her car keys, or when she seemed to hit every red light between her house and the elementary school, or when she arrived at the parking lot only to find that someone had double parked in her favorite parkin...

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“A Grocery Store Memory” by Tori Winterrose

Submitted to Contest #228

Arthur yanks on his mittens and quickly rubs his palms together in a pathetic attempt to generate some warmth. He wonders (for at least the hundredth time) why he hasn’t moved away from this godforsaken town with a windchill that makes Antarctica look like paradise. His car door creaks open as the cold December air sucks his breath away and freezes his nose hairs. Careful not to slip on the black ice in the parking lot, he places his boots firmly onto the ground and hoists himself up out of the car. A mother and her three you...

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“Hazel's Best Day Ever” by Tori Winterrose

Submitted to Contest #227

The coffee machine angrily grinds to a halt. I shake my head to dust off the sleepiness still covering my senses and glance into my half-filled mug looking back at me. The orange “descale” button blinks in a taunting way. Should I have descaled my Nespresso machine six months ago when I first noticed that little orange light? Maybe. But life got in the way, okay? I’ve successfully procrastinated a task that would have taken me about fifteen minutes, a task that any responsible adult would have done by now, and it’s come back to bite me in th...

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