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Heather Van Rensburg

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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Your last wish

Weekly Contest #68

7 September 2020 It was perfect. Wrapped in our blankets against the early morning air, we watched the grey clouds slowly transform into shades of pinks and purples, and then brilliant red. The morning stillness was broken by the twittering of a flock of little finches, then a butterfly settled itself on your blanket for but a moment. The mist rising from the lake allowed us to gaze upon the sudden flash of orange without being blinded as the sun peeped over the horizon. You turned to me and smiled, a smile more dazzling than any sunrise, ...

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Where's Vanessa

Weekly Contest #67

I love new gadgets. With these cameras fitted to my house I hope to feel safer – a widow needs to take all the precautions she can. Now these cameras allow me to see my garden, and even down the road. It is dusk, and I can’t wait to see what my garden looks like at night. Wow, I can even see into my neighbour’s bathroom window. I will ask the technician to set that camera a bit lower, after all, I do not want to be a voyeur. They have a nice big bath. I like the tiles. Uh oh something is going on there. I try to zoom the camera in, but no,...

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The house on the hill

Weekly Contest #64

“It’s perfect,” exclaimed Walter. My heart felt like lead in my stomach. ‘No!’ I wanted to scream, ‘It’s everything but perfect. It’s horrible, dark, dank, and gloomy. You won’t find me dead in a place like this.’ “We’ll take it,” he continued. “WHAT?” That spontaneous exclamation could not be helped. The estate agent nearly jumped out of her skin, while my husband looked at me with a surprised lift to his eyebrows. “We’ll only sign a six month contract,” he said softly to me, “the atmosphere is just what I’m looking for, and if I finish my ...

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A Karoo Farm

Weekly Contest #61

Damn! My car had hit a pothole, and now I am stuck in this hot, dry, and dusty little Karoo town until another tyre to fit my car could be located. I buy a cold drink and find a bench under a bedraggled excuse for a tree. I feel as bedraggled as the tree with me blouse sticking to my body and my hair hanging limply down my neck. As I try vainly to get the sand out of my shoes, I notice an old man who had been intensely watching me negotiate with the mechanic now limping his way to the bench to sit down beside me. I have no idea why cars can...

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New Beginnings

Weekly Contest #60

‘Where am I? Who am I?’ These questions were ringing in my head. I now realised that it was the chirping of the birds that woke me – a sound that was foreign to anyone living in a city. I sat up and looked around; I was sitting in the shade of a tree in a beautiful glade, and everything was peaceful. I tried to remember what had occurred. Why was I here? I had no recollection at all. Slowly the memories started coming to the forefront of my mind. I remember running for my life with my heart thumping out of my body. I heard voices calling me ...

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50 Gold Sovereigns

Weekly Contest #59

‘Ah there she is.’ Liege sank down on the wet sand next to his darling Polly. She was still shivering even though some kind soul had wrapped a blanket around her and had thrust a mug of tea in her hands. The tea was cold. He gently took the mug from her hands and downed the tea himself. He put his arm around her and looked out towards the bluff – towards the sinking ship. In the grey light of dawn he could see how she was jammed against the rocks even though the mist had not yet lifted. Exhaustion had not yet overtaken the strange euphoria t...

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