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Dru Sumner

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

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Skiing

Weekly Contest #324

SKIING Dru Sumner I’ve been skiing. I wore a ski sweater I’ve had for five years, and thermal underwear covered with little pink flowers. The tag inside my jacket says, “ski jacket” and my red-bibbed pants are designed, specifically, for the purpose of skiing. I even rented the boots, skis and poles and came down a hill. So, officially, I have been skiing. I also have a tennis racket in the trunk of my car behind the spare tire and a fencing foil balanced in the rafters of the garage, which is n...

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More Than a Number

Weekly Contest #140

More Than a Number It was dark inside except for light that washed over the cockpit from the instrument panel. City lights that seemed to move below, along with the comforting hum of engines and the banter between the pilots, helped me achieve a somewhat meditative state. “Hey Dru, would you like to visit the Vietnam Memorial? Have you ever been there?” Talk about being pulled out of a meditative state! That did it for me. I blinked, shutting out the view of the Capitol and the Washington Monument and focused on Jim, our Captain. “No, not ...

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Saved by the Seat of my Pants

Weekly Contest #129

                          I’ve been skiing. I wore a ski sweater I’ve had for five years and thermal underwear covered with little pink flowers. The tag inside my jacket says, “ski jacket” and my red-bibbed pants I found in a thrift store are designed specifically for the purpose of skiing. I even rented the boots, skis and poles and came down a hill. So, officially, I have been s...

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