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Anise Kaljmyer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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Don't Tempt the Sky

Submitted to Contest #220

Not again. Many sharp rocks are lying guiltily on the path behind my bike, too many to accurately identify the culprit responsible for the hole in my front tire.  Some shortcut that was. Making the practical choice is not in your DNA, you say. Well, this is good evidence. Yet how is it that your mother’s impractical choices led to heroism, and yours just lead to inconvenience? I take off my helmet and pull up the hood of my coat. At least my ears won’t freeze now. I straighten up my bike and start walking it towards the observatory. ...

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Port Triton

Submitted to Contest #183

We're almost there. We're really almost there. Purple-fuchsia-brown has told us it's time to decelerate the ship and observe our landing spot from orbit. I know there is still much to do before we land, and it will be even longer before we leave the landing spot and make the journey to Earth. But I'm still excited. We are still closer to Earth than any of us have been for 65 million years.***"Test complete. All systems working."I let out my breath and straighten up. My back is tired from hours spent hunched over the valves, making sure nothi...

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