Meredith Harmon

Joined June 2021

426 stories

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Mix equal parts anthropologist, biologist, geologist, and artisan, stir and heat in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, sprinkle with a heaping pile of odd life experiences. Half-baked.

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Hidey Holes. Top Story - July 2025.
First, turn off that infernal phone. Bleep, bloop, bleep-blop, off. Delete your social media. Or mute it. You don’t need it for a while.
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Poets
The Summoning
Want to disappear? Not a problem. First, dye your skin a darker color. Water soaked in walnut hulls works a treat. Then, change your name.
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Poets
Cursed Summer
Have I told you about the cursed summer, back when I was a kid? I swear, that old dingbat of a teacher cursed us! We were acting up as usual, and she slammed one of our textbooks on the table, and there was a flash, and she said some wicked words!
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Fiction
The King of Conflict
I warned him against it. I urged him with every energy I could muster to take a different path. I left the country so the ritual could not be completed properly.
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Fiction
One Monster Too Many
The place was a mess, and I’ve seen some horrid crime scenes in my afterlife. My partner wasn’t too impressed either. I saw him make the tiny sign he uses when he’s exasperated, and I agree. Well, I would have agreed with my usual nod, but I was trying my hardest to keep my head from breaking off by not moving much.
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Fiction
The Plushie Place
I was smiling before I stepped into the shop. Look, I love Ren faires. I love the dressing up, the acting, the talent they put on the stages, the scripts, the people who gravitate to faires, the costumes.
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Fiction
The Performance
Ugh! Not this same crap, again? Really?? How naive do you think we are? No, you’re not the only person in your family who can help.
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Poets
I Love You, But
Don’t get me wrong, I love you. I meant it about spending the rest of my life with you. I care about you more than anyone else, including myself sometimes.
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Poets
The Double Hinged Door. Runner-Up in The Second First Time Challenge. Content Warning.
Thresholds are supposed to be magical places, right? Then why do I feed like this door is opening on a portal straight to Hell?
By Meredith Harmon6 months ago in Fiction
Cutting Edge
A pause. A breath. A moment before the final commitment. No, not marriage. That can be undone. This? No. Even the mistake will be amplified, if pressure is applied improperly.
By Meredith Harmon7 months ago in Poets
Lessons From a Tree
I went down to the old frog pond, just to prove I can, I went to find my childhood, and sit upon soft sand, I tried to push the daily worries, troubles, from my mind,
By Meredith Harmon7 months ago in Poets
Wear the Mask, Play the Game. Top Story - June 2025.
I stared at the setup with familiar apprehension. I wondered if I could do it this time. Eyes stared at me in the gloom; I caught a glint over light off of horn-rimmed glasses. “Think you’re ready for this?”
By Meredith Harmon7 months ago in Fiction