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Faith Holtkamp

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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The Summer of Disaster

Submitted to Contest #262

TW: Includes mentions of self harm, mental health, and substance abuse (alcohol). I laid back in my bed, holding Jane Eyre above my head to read. I've been reading the same line for the past hour. I don't know why I haven't given up yet. Probably because my parents want me to get as much extra credit as possible with how horrible my grades have been. Tomorrow we're heading to the summer house, and I'm dreading it. We go to this house every year expecting it to be different and magical, but our family lost the magic a long time ago. I roll o...

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Gratitude

I think about last night, my heart racing. Tyler has always been here for me through everything. He does everything for me. He keeps me grounded when I'm anxious. He keeps track of how I'm doing. He makes me happy. He makes me feel good. But what do I do for him? I sit on my bed in the dark thinking through every time I should have done something for him. I should hold the door open more often, give him more compliments, and buy him more gifts. Maybe I could even buy him flowers! I lay back on my bed and try to think of ways I can fix this s...

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