Rachel Deeming

Joined July 2021

924 stories

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Storyteller. Poet. Reviewer. Traveller.

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Origami Swan
I am an origami swan Abandoned in the window. Unseeing, I sit, waiting to be remembered. I once was fair, transformed From flatness, I was made
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Poets
Music - The Food of Love
"I don't know how to reach her." Dean was upset after visiting the home. He had sat, talking, filling the vacuum. Next to him, in a chair designed to keep her upright, like a vinyl throne, was a woman, shrunken and whiskery, narrow shouldered with big slippers and white, untamed hair. Insipid green was everywhere in the home - walls, uniforms, crockery - designed to make it feel like an inviting environment, tranquil and calming.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
If tomorrow starts without me
If tomorrow starts without me It's going to be okay. I can't be here forever; Life doesn't work that way. But know that even though
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Poets
Riot! Aftermath
The day after the riot, Billy woke feeling heavier, in heart and head, and very hungry. He got up, trudged to the kitchen. No sign of Darren. Relieved, he went to the fridge. No milk. Went to the bread bin. No loaf. Nothing to eat. He should get some, from the shop.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Ode to Jay Kantor
There is a guy called Jay, Who emailed to say "Hey! I'm laid up at the mo And feeling pretty low. I want my Vocalites To know that I'm alright.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Poets
Connections
"We're going to have to make some hard choices," Prime Minister Wainwright offered. "I know," her new Survivalist Minister nodded.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
The Babe
"What is this place?" "It is a gap in the clouds between the sun and the earth where we can shelter for a while," Bernard said, vaguely.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Riot!. Top Story - August 2024. Content Warning.
"You coming today?" Darren looked at Billy, menacingly. Billy felt his heart lurch. He was 16 and scared of Darren, his brother, who was the most violent person he knew. Billy was careful, with what he did and what he said.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Gathering Corn. Content Warning.
He was gathering corn when he heard a commotion. The basket he carried on his back was almost full to the top, and soon he would return to the community hub to provide food for his people.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Long Lost Brother. Top Story - August 2024.
When I was told my brother was still alive, I didn't believe it. It had taken me twenty years to get over him being gone; I had very mixed feelings about seeing him again. Excitement? Yes. Anticipation? Yes. But something new that I had never felt before: fear.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Cheater!. Content Warning.
"I found this." Part of me wished I could pretend I hadn't but I knew its presence would fester. I might even kill him. "What's that?" he said, on his phone, sipping coffee.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Two Weeks of a Lady's Life in the Dramatic Landscapes of Colorado and Utah
This is the second instalment of a recent road trip. You can read the first one here: Fountain was our first stop. The KOA was adequate: the pool by my boys' and husband's assessment better suited for younger kids but the facilities provided us with what we needed. With the dawn came hunger and the need to get some supplies. We had linens but the cabins had no means to do any cooking, never mind it not being allowed. So, it was time to get some rudimentary kitchenware and food to provide us with lunches on our day trips.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Wander