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Short Stories
Cynthia Darwin’s writing style weaves stories with apparently no connection together to create novels. Two award winning short stories below are the basis of what will become an anthology of women’s lives. Click to subscribe and read each story below as well as upcoming stories. Become one of the Storyteller’s trusted readers and provide her feedback as she braids those stories together.
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Award winning short story – 2024 Texas Author’s Institute Short Story contest
“Marilyn stood in front of the bathroom mirror and added still one more layer of lipstick. She had been advised that particular shade of red would stand out better for her audience, although she generally preferred a more natural look. It was just about time to face them again and her heartbeat went up a click or two…….”
The Family Trees
Award winning short story – 2022 Texas Author’s Institute Short Story contest
“Let me start with that day in the church.
She came in swinging her purse like a Southern church lady, staring straight ahead as a hush came over the crowd in the pews. Her short legs strode like a woman twice her height as she marched to the front of the church and took the urn in her hands.
Turning to the wide-eyed group of mourners, she announced softly in a voice that carried easily to the back of the church, “I’ll be taking these with me, if you don’t mind.”…
