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Markeda Landrum

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2024

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What if, Maybe

Weekly Contest #369

There is one piece of baggage that weighs differently from all the rest. The word maybe. A tiny word with the weight of a boulder. Maybe if I had pushed harder. Maybe if I had done something different, she would not have been on that freeway intoxicated. Maybe she would still be here. Maybe. That word has become one of the heaviest things I carry. I am still carrying my grief. I am still carrying the questions with the biggest one being: WHY MY SISTER? Losing my sister ripped pieces of my I feel I can never repair and there’s a part of me th...

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Becoming Someone Else to Survive: The Cost of Doing Whatever It Takes

Weekly Contest #369

***Some material may not be suitable for certain audiences *** Broken glass everywhere. Shards of sharp objects mirroring the shattered dreams and promises. The house looked like a grenade went off. Essentially it did. The ticking time bomb of a secret I have been holding onto finally exploded. I carried it in my heart like a wound I had stitched shut myself, knowing that beneath the scar, there was an infection that needed attention. I’m utterly tired. Tired of being everything for everyone all at once. Tired of carrying this family on my ...

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Three Smiles from Heaven.

Weekly Contest #244

I was so excited to see my cousin at church last Sunday. We are a very close-knit family so he's more like a brother to me. We hugged each other so tight because it seemed like it's been forever since I last saw him. His daughter dropped his Bible on accident and a few photos fell out. I immediately helped her pick them up, but I could help but notice two particular pictures I don't even remember taking. "Deon" I asked my cousin. "When did we take these pictures?" He said he couldn't remember but we were all there! I couldn't hold back the...

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