Anna Turnitsa

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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“Circle of Time” by Anna Turnitsa

Submitted to Contest #151

Natalie pulled the night vision goggles over her eyes and scanned the stone wall surrounding the city. The snowstorm was a welcome ally because the guards were inside the guard shack keeping themselves warm. She spotted the ventilation exit a short distance from the shack and zoomed in on the locking mechanism. Relieved that it was an outdated one, she crawled back down the hill to where she left her gear and swung it over her shoulder. When she reached the exit tunnel, she picked the large lock and was careful to put it back into place once...

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“Haunting of the Black Rose” by Anna Turnitsa

Submitted to Contest #150

   "Please, don't do it!" a man screamed, startling Jessica awake to the flickering lights. She climbed down from the top bunk and opened the door. Before she could exit the room, her roommate pushed her aside and rushed out. Regaining her balance with the help of the door, she stepped out of the room to a chaotic crowd of frightened passengers. She hadn't escaped the horrors of war to drown or get trampled before the first night of the voyage was over. Consequently, she slipped back into the room and locked the door. The only...

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Author bio

Hi, I'm an Aquarian who has been writing off and on for a decade. I have a drawer full of unfinished short stories and keep returning to writing because words and language are amazing. Still, creativity is like magic; the ability to imagine a world, a character is awesome. Maybe the stories I have started like Stephen King said were too big for me at the time or I was too young.