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Veronica L Robinson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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According to Plan

Weekly Contest #313

Sienna bounced her head to the music and took periodic sips of her drink, as she looked around and observed women shaking their hips, groups of buoyant friends raising shot glasses in the air and a couple in the corner publicly displaying their affection, she felt good about being surrounded by people but not the subject of any of their attention. Sienna was back to facing the televisions mounted high above the bar, displaying old videos that didn’t match the songs pumping through the speakers. The music and conversation blended ...

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valedictorian

My hands had finally stopped shaking and I hoped the moisture under my arms didn’t seep through my gown, when they announced me to give my valedictorian speech. I swallowed down my nerves and released them in a deep breath as I stared into the crows and told them the story of how I got here. Story defined as ‘an account of imaginary people and events told for entertainment’ not story defined as a ‘an account of past events in someone’s life or in the evolution of something’. After introducing myself and addressing the dignitaries present on ...

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Fourth of Julonely

Weekly Contest #284

This is how a family barbecue is supposed to be. You should be able to smell what's cooking on the grill and scoop your sides from different relatives Tupperware. Kids should be running around and getting dirty. Fireworks should be in person light up the sky around you. Not some catered fancy party with real plates and watching fireworks on television. Well the birds that are singing, and the creek rushing and the flies buzzing around tell me that I am where I am supposed to be. The sun is beaming down, but a cloud looks to be on its way to ...

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