Beth RL

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Lights Out” by Beth RL

Submitted to Contest #92

The tiny house set deep in the woods, away from any neighbors or anything really, had everything Candace thought of when she dreamed up a vacation for herself. The kayak in the shed, the lake that glimmered when the morning sun shone on it which she could watch while she drank her first cup of coffee, the hammock hanging lazily between two sturdy oaks. She figured if she stocked up on enough groceries, she could stay there for a month without leaving. They only had a week, but she’d take what she could get. “Why are we doing thi...

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“A Home at Last” by Beth RL

Submitted to Contest #91

Mr. James jolted forward suddenly, awoken by the strange man who jumped out at him from an alleyway in the nightmare his mind had concocted. He grasped the arms of the chair, steadying himself in the real world once again. The room was dark, with only the moonlight and the glow of some street lamps down below dimly shining through the expansive windows. As he looked around the room, he squinted his eyes, forcing them to adjust to the darkness. He could make out only shapes at first. Then, as his mind caught up with him, he was able to add co...

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“Good Night” by Beth RL

Submitted to Contest #90

I can smell the odors of the thousand other individuals who have sat in this stiff rubbery seat before me, the stale BO of a hundred sweaty men who have run to catch the last train of the night out of the city with their musty brown coat jackets flapping from the inertia of their movement and their hard black briefcases flailing at their sides. I can picture them waddling, ungraceful, their lumpy bodies bursting out of the white button-down that never once fit. I get a waft of the countless babies who have spit up on their caretakers, the pa...

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Author bio

I love to read, so I semi-recently thought I'd try my hand at writing. I stumbled upon Reedsy in an attempt to build/find a writing community. I'm hoping to find some trusted individuals to swap stories with so I can improve my writing with some honest feedback.