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Sarah Parker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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What we Buried

Weekly Contest #354

Logically Monica knows that betraying her family is wrong, but what her father has gotten away with for the past couple decades...it's was time for it to come to a stop.She entered her father's run down home and stood in the foyer. The smell of smoke was as strong as it had been when she'd left for college, if not stronger. Closing the door behind her she flicked the light switch and the dim lighting lit up what meager furniture was in the space.The moth eaten couch in front of a old tv. A small wobbly table in the kitchen.Walking further in...

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Echos of Valor, Whispers of Peace

Weekly Contest #341

As a kid you think you’re invincible, like nothing will ever touch you. I mean, you’ve seen the movies that start with the tragic beginning, right?Those movies almost always bring me to tears.If I’m being honest, all of those movies I’ve watched like that did nothing to prepare me for what happened yesterday.But life isn’t a movie, is it? The tragedies aren’t neatly packaged between opening credits and a swelling score.Sometimes, they just arrive on your doorstep..….I had been playing with my son, whose now four when the doorbell rang.Alex s...

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Dream Team

Day 20Maybe I'm going mad, or I'm just crazy. But I know one thing: I've almost caught Black Mark, the most well-known for leaving their mark. Ten years ago they were running the city, killing people, and those who cheated them. We believe that they're taking out the people in government positions because they want to take the city back. And I still haven't figured out who the leader is, which is quite frustrating when you think about it. You'd think that there'd be some evidence or DNA left behind, but no! Just two weeks ago, they kidnapped...

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Sign in the Night

Her parents were arguing, again. They've been doing this almost every night. Before anything got out of hand her mother would send her away to her room, but every night Mira climbs out through her window to sit on the porch outside to look up at the stars, hoping. Her parents have been trying for years to have another child, but all of their attempts have been in vain. Nothing worked. So Mira came out every night to pray and hoped that something had changed. She grew up hearing stories from her parents about signs in the night sky. She spott...

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The Killer in the mist

When the taxi pulled up to the curb, Justin leaped into the car and pointed toward the windshield. "See that black Mercedes? Follow it." The driver blinked back at him but did as he asked. He sped into traffic, and Justin whipped out his phone. His assistant, Joann, was calling him. "Justin, do you have your eyes on the suspect?" Justin leaned forward. "I'm following him in a taxi." he pulled the phone from his ear. "Can you speed it up?" "A taxi, Jay?" Joann groaned. "I said that I'd pick you up! You couldn't wait?" Justin growled as the Me...

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Midnight Kiss

Edward was sitting in his biology class, barely listening to his teacher, Mrs. Weston. He was trying to keep himself busy, to stop staring at the new kid, Xavier. Xavier had tan skin, light brown hair, and silver eyes. When Edward first saw him a week ago, he nicknamed him 'Pretty boy.'  His friend, Isabella, glanced over at him and smirked. "You're still staring?""Shut up, Bella. I was not."Isabella hummed. "Well, maybe you should ask him out. So you can stop sneaking looks at him during class.""I'm not staring at him." ...

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Dangerous Thirst

Skylar was sitting at her dining room table sipping from a teacup when she heard a knock at her door. She glanced at the clock beside her and thought sourly, who'd be up at this hour?But she got up nevertheless; opened the door to find her friend on her threshold. "Anne? What's the matter?"Her friend entered the house and threw her coat on Skylar's couch by the door. Anne plopped down and sighed. "What do you think happened?""Oh. Again?" Skylar went into her tiny kitchen and poured her friend a cup of warm tea. She handed...

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The fall of Zion

Weekly Contest #161

Selena's alarm went off, and she toppled out of bed with a crash.  Her rimless glasses fell from the dresser on her head.Selena groaned, picked her glasses up, and pushed them onto her nose.Her room door was thrown open, and her mother was standing there." Selena, Honey, is everything alright?""Yep." Selena pushed herself to her feet, "I just fell out of the bed. It's nothing too serious."Her mother let out a sigh of relief, "Ok. We leave in five, hurry."Selena opened up her closet and pulled out an outfit.She changed her clothes a...

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Druid's Curse

Weekly Contest #153

It was a peaceful evening. Birds were singing their young to sleep, and foxes were slipping away into their dens. Suddenly two women appeared out of nowhere. One appeared to be chasing the other and cursing under their breath. "Natalie! Natalie, stop!" the second figure shouted, racing after the other woman.She caught up and grabbed the woman's wrist. "Natalie, stop! You have no idea what you're doing!"Natalie glared at the other woman. "I don't care, Molly. I'm protecting my child.""The druids already made their decision! You coul...

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