Brenna W.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

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“Light in Process: An Allegory” by Brenna W.

Submitted to Contest #161

Part I It was hard to tell if I was awoken by an outside force or the existence of my own anxiety. Nevertheless, my eyes open to a surrounding that only some would be able to dream about. My indistinguishable being was fragile as I attempted to discern the walls around me. I crawled through what I could, but my success was faltered at every turn. I was inches away from my future, but miles away from my past. One of the refractories knelt itself into my hand and I was faced with a choice. I didn’t know what choice I was to make yet, so I allo...

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“Death Valley: An Allegory” by Brenna W.

Submitted to Contest #160

It’s no telling how long Benjamin and Jamie DeVere have been lost in the desert of Death Valley, California, as they theorize differently with memory. The couple slumps through the same footprints walked for hours, days, weeks, each footstep digging deeper with recollection. The sandy circle is the master of their minds as they muddle through another day in the valley of death. Arguments become conversation as they gripe on about where their destination started and how it will end, each voice raising a beckoning call to end the trip. The dee...

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Author bio

Brenna Washburn is a writer based out of Worcester County, Massachusetts. She is also a teacher of early childhood and a theatre artist. Her first novel is currently in the works, and she hopes to bring it to publication soon.