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Melissa Ralls

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2025

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Spring Flowers

Weekly Contest #339

Through the bay window in her vintage kitchen, Ethel watched red birds flitter about preparing for the snow the weatherman predicted last night. Blue gray clouds to the west promised there would be several inches by tomorrow’s end. “Phweee!” The tea water was finally ready. She slid the tattered kitchen chair away from the table and headed to the stove. Martin would be down soon expecting his tea. WIth a click of the knob, the flame was extinguished beneath the kettle. As she’d readied the kettle earlier, she’d unwrapped the Earl Gray teaba...

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In A Mess

Weekly Contest #336

“Damn it all, lady! This ain’t what I signed up for.” His back was turned to the striking red head while returning fire with the band of marauders across the street. She was loading the Winchester he’d handed her seconds ago. “Well, I didn’t know they were going to follow me!” She screamed. “It’s not my fault I’m a better poker player. I won that money fair and square.” He took the rifle she handed him and gave her the pistol, raising his voice over the loud shots.. “You shoulda known they wouldn’t take kindly to losing to a woman. And you s...

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Wild Peace

Weekly Contest #335

Warmth radiates down my back as the sun rises behind me, removing the refreshing chill of the morning. Before me I gaze upon jagged peaks, highlighted with the early lilac hues appearing behind them. A bright pink flickers the tip of one noble peak, flowing down and embracing the court below as the lilac fades to shades of blue. My eyes ache with the brilliance and brightness. Wisps of white slip across the sky, looking for a place to land and enjoy this vision of peace with me. Unpolished summits hold onto deep shadows. Fighting the determi...

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