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Alice Klaxton

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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When the World Stopped Spinning for a Minute

Submitted to Contest #294

When the World Stopped Spinning for a Minute The phone call came, and I tried not to panic, but I knew something wasn’t right. They called me at work to tell me to come today, not next week, not tomorrow, but today. My test results were in and they want to see me today. “No Mrs. Klaxton, it cannot wait; we’d like to see you TODAY!” I said to myself: “This can’t be good,” but the nurse on the phone seemed upbeat so I focused on any little thought that would offer some sort of reasonable explanation, just to relieve my mind. And it worked for...

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Sister Rose Alma and the Little Brick Schoolhouse

Submitted to Contest #293

Sister Rose Alma and the Little Brick Schoolhouse                                                      A recent business venture led me through my old neighborhood in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. Going through this, now ram shacked, part of town, I went past an o...

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Ginny's Future

Ginny’s Future The phone rang and it seemed so loud, she thought her head would fall off.  “Yes, yes, I’m coming; wait a minute.” Stumbling out of bed, she reached for the phone, but it was a herculean effort just to manage the few steps it took to pick it up. It was 6 am. “Ginny, is that you? Answer me, Ginny.” “Yes, I’m here.” she mumbled. “Who is this and why are you screaming? What do you want at this hour?” “It’s Liz, Ginny, and you’ve got to get out of there right now. The police are on their way. They found Richard’s body. They’r...

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The Little Brick School House

Submitted to Contest #61

                       The Little Brick School House On a recent trip to St. Augustine, Florida, and a tour through a hundred year old school house, I encountered an experience that took my breath away. As a five year old, I did not attend Kindergarten, so my first experience with the educational forum was the first grade. I was perfectly happy staying at home where I felt safe and content and was quite leery about leaving my ...

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