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Summer Austin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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5:00 and All's Well

So I was walking along and this guy asked me if I had a dollar. And I said, well, if I did, I would give it to you, but I don't, I'm low myself, and he said, okay, and kept walking, then on the way back from the store, I was 10 blocks away, I went the back way but I saw the guy again and he was picking up stuff off. The ground I had just actually got paidafter I went to the store, so I told him if he went with me, I could Get change and give him a dollar. If we went to the store and he said, oh, can you buy me something? I said, well, what d...

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Empty Pocketed

Weekly Contest #339

They were expecting a big storm and they were preparing by getting the snow blower working, and making sure the generator was in good shape. Because this part of the area of Nebraska was likely to get a big chunk of the storm. Soon, they woke up to 6 feet of snow and they said my, it looks like we're cramped inside for the day, so they made a cup of tea and they put the grits on the heat for breakfast. And then they sat around and told stories to each other, one story was about a man who could not find his way in the town and he was lost, an...

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Enter at Your Own Risk

Once upon a time there was a young lady who went to school and she couldn't find Her way out of the Cemetery. So she went to the stream where the woods came to an end in an abrupt part of the school, which was on the hill that shone down with the moon from the moon that would light up the night for her to go on, her leading her on astray on her trip through the cemetery and the school. Light was on in the top corner of the building, and she went to see what it was. By going through the back fire escape stairs, and the window was open and she...

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Trapeze Artist

Hello, I'm here to tell you that I am walking a tight rope between society. My family and the mental health system and I have by my side.\n My daughter's images in my mind of my imagination, but they are real people. So how are you today? I wish everyone is doing well. The difference between my family society and mental health is that mental health solves or tries to solve problems. My family just sticks together, and society works. Basically or tries to survive and take care of their children and live and thrive. So that's my interpretatio...

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Goodbye to Him

I rode happily my bicycle, turning the corner with a skid and a squeal, so I was going up to visit my stepdad's old house where I used to live as a kid and I was going up there to relive the memories and I went up to steep hill, walking my bike. And it was mid-afternoon And the lake was at the bottom of the hill down the road that we use to write a Canoe in and the hammock was still swinging from the trees outside on the lawn outside his house and the old junky car was still there and tree. Swing was still just slightly blowing in the wind. ...

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Crime on Hold

Am I digging up the past? If I try to find what happened in my criminal record, I asked the officer, yes, so it doesn't matter. I can't get a good behavior certificate. He said, no, that incident is long been sealed by the courts I said okay, and I walked out empty handed, I had done all the paperwork for them, but they didn't want to give me my good behavior certificate. So I was not getting what I wanted that would I Help me get a job that the lady had suggested. I get since I do have a criminal record but so goes to show something strange...

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Winding Down

So I went to the store and I came back and I went to town. And I wanted to have a frown and then I went to get down to the town when I went to find myself frowning around and then I wanted to go to school, but they always had broke the rule they didn't talk to me. They just balked at me and then they took a walk down to the park and then the people wouldn't let me in and the galleries. Block me when I email them to put my art in their gallery for a show. And no one wants to talk to me and they all run from me, but. Now, I think that I have A...

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Into the Realm of the Unknown

Well, there was a man on the trampoline, and he was bouncing so high that he kept bouncing higher than the last time every time and soon he went through a cloud. And he landed back on the cloud and stayed there, and then he said, wow, I'm stuck in this clowd, what do I do? I can't get down and then an Eagle came and picked him off the cloud. And dropped him into a lake on a different planet. And he said oh, where am I and I said in a booming voice. You are in Colorado new Colorado on the planet called.Tangerine land he said oh OKI can dig th...

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Entrance into the Unknown

Well, there was a knock on the door and little did we know it was a landlord, and he said we had to move right away, and actually we were very happy about that. So we all packed our bags and left the place that had given us so much doom and gloom, although there were happy times and excitable times we just felt like we were fish out of water in that area, the people walking by our house would complain about us being there or if we revved up our motors on our bikes, they would all complain and No one. Just a couple of you, friendly. People ar...

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Success is My Middle Name

"Yes, we have Jane Doe here to take the stage." Jean, the CEO of the company, handed the mic to me and I stepped up onto the podium with a little grin on my face, my speech was rehearsed a million times over and over again, and I was sure it would hit their hearts.I began with a sigh and then said, "Dearly beloved. I don't know how else to start LO. L, we are gathered here because we won the race. The contest, the competition we are number one in all e-commerce platforms," and everyone clapped and cheered for a minute.There were about 30 peo...

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I Can't Get Out

Here I am locked in the woods and I can find no escape.No matter which way I turned it's just more woods and leaves and little bunnies jumping around and little mice and owls and deer and bears.I looked up in the trees and once I found a fell kite.I saw a plane roaring by, way up above.I hear cars in the distance , but I can't get to them.Well, I guess I'll just make friends and see if I can eat leaves or something, I don't know what to do.The berries are good and the apples.I find here are fresh.I like walking in the paths until my feet tra...

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Running It

I'm running the show. This is me speaking. I've been through a lot of hard times and I've been blamed for everything in my life and if you want to be mad at me because of how my life turned out because it was something that happened. That wasn't even my fault then go ahead if everybody hates me and runs away from me. Because of all the experiences that have shaped me and the things they heard about me that the circumstances I got myself into then go ahead.So at least the planet is somewhat peaceful.I don't know, maybe we should do some peace...

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Time to Go!

Weekly Contest #317

So, as far as I could see, there was no way I would ever reach the island by nightfall. But my Canoe was sturty and steadfast and I paddled along desperately trying to seek my friend. Katie, who had said she was going on an adventure from the coast, the shore, the beach but she did not specify where but she kind of hinted at that she liked and wanted to go to that island before so I thought it was I would give it a try and look around. On if I could make it there in time.The night sun was waiting across the horizon.Flickering red and orange ...

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Future 2028

Weekly Contest #315

As we go along our days, we wonder in the ways in which we've crowned our good for the others to be understood. Having no fear, but knowing we are here for a reason together. Working hard to make it the way we want. And then we look back into the past thinking how we've got through a lot and what we have worked hard to get over and through and around and now we cooperate and have harmony and we are blissful and we want to help each other for the good of humankind.1 day I went to school and my backpack.The books fell out and spewed all over t...

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All in A Day's Work

Gene was going to have to do better than that, I thought, looking over his writing he submitted to the school contest. His story was so simple and plain like had in it.The girl went to the store and bought an item and left and then walked further down the street met.Some people said hi went home and went to bed. I marked his paper with a B+ and went home and tried to sleep and when I went back to work at the school, Gene was anxiously awaiting to see his grade and his face fell when he saw the B+. I told him I wanted to talk to him after cla...

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