Brenda Radchik

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Special Dinner Guest” by Brenda Radchik

Submitted to Contest #100

A desperate banging on the door caused the fork to slip, the clattering mixed with the banging was enough to declare her day ruined. She approached the door and let her hand rest a moment on the door. Wondering if on the other side she’d find another pair of delusional children. So starved they’d thought her house was edible candy. Ha! It was almost funny. “Please, please open the door!” No, the voice was much older. Agatha sighed and swung the door open. A woman with disheveled black hair stood in the doorway. Her red-rimmed eyes we...

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“A Place Called Home ” by Brenda Radchik

Submitted to Contest #67

Walking at the dead of night. Such a poor idea hadn’t crossed her mind in the better part of the year until tonight. But then, never in her life had she witnessed such a gruesome scene. The sound of rain stabbing the windows as if to break them still resonated in her ears. It was the rain that woke her and thank the all mighty for that! For even if the situation had been less than ideal, at least it bore with it the ineffable fact that she hadn’t done it. She, Margaret Wilson, didn’t kill her mother. Because let’s face it. Ever...

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Author bio

My passion is writing, reading, and food. I'm currently working on my speculative fiction novel and at times write short stories.