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Phiwe Dlamini

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2026

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Pacemaker

Weekly Contest #341

I haven't felt much of anything in the past year. I told my Pastor it was progress but I wouldn't know. I'm counting on her not asking too many questions because then I'd have to continue lying. Perhaps the Holy Ghost will fish me out of this web I've trapped myself in and tell her the truth on my behalf. The truth is I'm stuck. I feel stuck, and not in my job or anything like that. I'm stuck mentally or emotionally. Or both. Who knows. I make up my bed in an attempt to pump myself for the day ahead but it doesn't work. There's a foul smel...

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Walking the Plank

Weekly Contest #341

“You know this place?” the nurse asks me softly, leaning into my face. I nod and suddenly feel heavy. I’ve seen the red roof and recognize the flower garden that interrupts the pathway to the front door. It’s a home in the photo but I know it isn’t my home. The street light in the background resembles the moon that appears in the dream… “It’s from a dream. I had a dream! The same dream, multiple times and I recognize the roof. I’m not sure why I keep seeing it or what it means but it isn’t my home. Unless I was kidnapped and brainwashed at s...

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Chef Sage

Finally! I feel accomplished. It’s what we chase from kindergarten to college graduation and I can actually taste the feeling. My fingers are tingling and I attribute it to my excitement. Sage Matthews; The Cooking Phenomenon of the Year! I can see the crowd in my head standing and applauding me; some enviously and others in steady admiration. I deserve this! My first day at the Elites Country Club is busy and the General Manager was impressed to find me idle in the lobby, waiting for the clock to strike ten so I get started. I aim to imp...

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