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Bethany Meyer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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The Temporal Drift

Submitted to Contest #291

I could still feel the biting pressure of the zip ties on my wrists, the echoes of my parents’ screams ringing in my ears. Time travel was my lock and key—a temporary solace from the agony of my past. But now, it felt like something more. A last-ditch effort to preserve my soul. To outrun the ghosts of my mistakes. I had never imagined that a time travel discovery—once a triumph—would come to haunt me, but there it was. George Walsh had entered my life under the guise of advancing my discovery, only to destroy the very essence of my work. Ou...

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Rough Waters

Submitted to Contest #262

In the Summer of 2021, my family of 5 took a vacation to Cutter Reservoir, New Mexico to go camping with my husband's life long friend, Josh. Our boys were ages 7, 5 and 2 at the time.Josh is well known for being a river-rat, which always brings to mind the book, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.Josh is a good fellow, kind hearted, experienced with water activities and a good laughing conversationalist. He heartily invited our family for a river float. Key word...float.With absolutely zero experience with river floating, my husband...

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