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Heather Ortiz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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The Storm Wtihin

7:15 Friday morning. Time to get out the door for work. Stacy grabbed her purse, keys, and cell phone before going to the living room to slide into her sneakers. She hurried to the kitchen to get her water bottle out of the refrigerator, then picked up her lunch box and set the alarm before rushing out of the apartment. Stacy closed and locked the door behind her, then stood for a minute, listening to the alarm counting down. She wished the day was over. It had been a long and difficult week at work and she was more than ready for the weeken...

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Love and Lasagna

Weekly Contest #362

Love and Lasagna Emily hummed to herself as she took the fresh bread out of the oven, the aroma mingling with the sauce simmering on the stove. Today was special, and she had planned the meal accordingly, based on birthday traditions from her childhood. It was her husband’s 40th birthday, and Emily wanted to show him how important he was by cooking her mother’s special lasagna, with the homemade sauce that had to simmer until it was the perfect thickness. Emily tipped the bread out of the pans and buttered the tops of the loaves. She would s...

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