Audrey McKenna

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2023

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“Just Like Him” by Audrey McKenna

Content warning: sexual violence, languageWhen I was four years old, my sister and I were messing around at the pool. I slipped and hit my head on the concrete. It split open in the back. I remember the lifeguard gave me a squishy ball to squeeze. I remember she said I could keep it. I remember my dad scooped me up in his arms. It doesn’t make sense that it happened this way, but I remember he carried me all the way to the emergency room. I remember the pressure of my face pressing into a pillow as the doctor staple...

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“The Commute” by Audrey McKenna

The rain came down torrentially as Randall did his best to slide down into the driver’s seat. Despite his efforts, water poured in defiantly through the cracked door, fully soaking the leather that his pants would now have to rest upon for the next fifty-seven minutes, according to his GPS. Great.  Disgruntled, and now uncomfortably wet, Randall reached over and set the soggy paper bag th...

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Author bio

25 year old writer and mother to two rambunctious young boys Contact: writing.audreymckenna@gmail.com

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