Virginia Berry

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

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“Zebra Stripes and Shoes” by Virginia Berry

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #139

It started with the shoes; years of high quality, leather, fashionable footwear. Some bought in Europe, some as far off as Venezuela. For this fashionista, a careful collection she felt was irreplaceable. A hundred or so pairs. A ridiculous collection for a new mom. Western societies don’t prepare women for life after childbirth. We have loads of magazines, cultural references, tv shows, and movies glorifying beauty, sexiness and what a woman looks like. They’ve done a thorough job mapping out loads of scenarios of what attracting a ...

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“SAD / happy” by Virginia Berry

Submitted to Contest #138

I’ve moved a couch next to the brightest window in my home, south facing, with views of the Southside Hills, an enormous spruce, and the Waterford River Valley. It has taken me a year in this home to realize this might work. At least it’s warm when the sun shines in; an excellent spot for a nap, to read, or to generally zone the ‘f’ out. I feed the birds, and find observing their activity and song through my window, comforting during the cold months on white sky, prison island. There are days I want to stay in bed all day and wait for my b...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #139

Zebra Stripes and Shoes – read story