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Lynn Adler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2022

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Savoring the Lonely Lunch and Bacalhau in Portugal

Lynn Adler

Submitted to Contest #333

Reedsy Story December 19, 2025: Savoring the Lonely Lunch and Balalhau in Portugal by LYNN ADLER It’s been many years since I sat alone under the awning at a sidewalk café for a leisurely interlude to my group tour of Portugal. We had stopped at the seaside town of Cascais outside of Lisbon. Everyone scattered around the marina area. There was a promise of shopping too, but I sought out a good place to eat lunch. I wandered into a small dark entrance with a bar on one side. They were used to tourists now. The host quickly appeared a...

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Maine Winter

Lynn Adler

Submitted to Contest #331

REEDSY DECEMBER 5TH WRITING CONTEST STORYMaine Winter by Lynn Adler December 5, 2025 She had to get away from the reminders of her lack of accomplishment as she saw it and Todd reiterated almost daily lately. She had been here a week already trying to figure out her next steps. Resume building. Highlighting her college internship and volunteerism. She alternated between relief and anxiety. She wasn’t used to being alone.The knock came in the quiet before midnight as snow continued to fall. Todd. That was the first thought after she jump...

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Goodbye My Love

Lynn Adler

Submitted to Contest #330

GOODBYE MY LOVE by Lynn Adler November 28, 2025The rain fell fierce and cold as Diane pulled the hood of her rain cape up over her head. The plastic star pattern reflected the drops. She watched from across the boulevard. She and Joe were not having a private goodbye after all. He was the celebrity writer, not she or not she yet she quietly whispered to herself.Part of their relationship was about their competition. Who would make it first. They tried not to think of it that way, but make it fun, jokey, and motivating. They didn’t read ea...

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