Veronique Aglat

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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“A path worth taking” by Veronique Aglat

Submitted to Contest #266

The dog started showing up at the end of August, just as school started. He waited for Devon every Tuesday at the corner of 5th Avenue and Bannantyne. How did it know it was Tuesday? How did it know he had a pound of hamburger for the family's weekly tacos? How did it know it was 3:30 pm?! Animals can tell time. Someone should write a PhD about that.At first, Devon ignored the dog; he didn't want to share. If anything, he wanted the one-pound bloody package to be more voluminous!But, as the trees dropped their bounty of leaves, as schoolchil...

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“Who's crazy now?” by Veronique Aglat

Submitted to Contest #91

Who’s crazy now? The University library has a large table with a view of the grounds. For someone allergic to the sting of almost every insect in the world, it’s the perfect place for a picnic. Unwrapping my ham and cheese sandwich, I fight the Pavlovian reflex to drool at the idea of the earthy, sweet funk of gruyere. “Mister Weiss! What do you think you’re doing?” The librarian is a burly man, with the ruddy complexion of a Scotch drinker. He wears dark blue slacks, a whitish shirt, and a light brown jacket with elbow patches. I have neve...

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