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Rhonda Pierce

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

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Prism Walk

Submitted to Contest #332

It was getting dark between the houses as we rushed through the borough for the last time this week. The shadows hiding in the concrete pavement came to life beneath the dim streetlight’s glow and wrapped their willowy arms around my six-year-old legs. I wondered how it would be if the shadows just lifted me off to another place, but Daddy was pulling my arm so tightly that I refocused as my Mary Janes barely skimmed the sidewalk surface. “Hurry along, Desi,” Daddy instructed. “We don’t want to miss the opening prayer.” Daddy had joined the...

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When why is the only reason

Submitted to Contest #329

Lani was walking that fine line again. She had already been told more times than Magic Johnson stacked assists that walking that line was a fatality waiting to happen. She couldn’t help it though, and every time she stepped outside, she ignored the possibilities. Lani discovered last summer that balancing the cement grove that separated her house and the curb from Belmont Boulevard was a fantastic way to work on her balance. “I wonder when the city is going to add the bike lane to Belmont?” Lani asked, surprised to see Daddy change the light...

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Authenticity by Omission

Submitted to Contest #301

My gaze locked in on her from across the room. I imagined how it would feel to run my hands through her thick black locks cascading down the back of her blue blazer. She reminded me of the illustrations of Eve in our Bible study workbooks. Because of her, I have come to understand why perfection and sin are oxymorons. Her forehead held a slight wrinkle as she concentrated on the reading our sociology professor had assigned for class discussion. She would never hesitate to provide some thought--provoking comment during these discussions, whi...

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What time is Grey

Submitted to Contest #292

What time is Grey?I was awakened by the beat of rain drops and ice pellets bouncing off my windowpane. The sound reminded me of fire crackling in grandma’s fireplace and I was filled with a warmth other than a hot flash. My bedroom was still dark even though it was way past eight I was surprised I had slept far past my usual 5 am physical therapy routine. Perhaps, I was coming down with a cold; health experts on the news are saying that the flu is full force. That would be awful timing, but all I know is that I don’t want to move...

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Prism

Prism Walk It was getting dark between the houses as we rushed through the borough for the last time this week. The shadows hiding in the concrete pavement came to life beneath the dim streetlight’s glow and wrapped their willowy arms around my six-year-old legs. I wondered how it would be if  the shadows lifted me off to another place because Daddy was pulling me so hard my Mary Janes barely skimmed the sidewalk surface. “Hurry along, Desi,” Daddy instructed. “We don’t want to miss the opening prayer.”  Daddy had joined the Jehova...

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