Cara H

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

Stories (52)

52 Stories

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“A Journey to the Dreamlands” by Cara H

The Adventures of Robin Roberts and Little John Tamboli: A Journey to the Dreamlands Genuine discourse “Are you comin’ tonight?” A burly ghoul wearing a faded green and brown checked newsboy cap, a tattered gray cable-knit sweater over a threadbare collared shirt, and ragged brown trousers sat on a filthy futon in a cavern crafted by ghoulish hands beneath London’s Royal Horseguards Hotel. He had...

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“The Trials of Zkauba: Diligent and Disastrous” by Cara H

The Trials of Zkauba: Diligent and Disastrous Can’t Get You Out of My Head 5 December 1932 The Yaddithian wizard Zkauba was beyond tired of sharing his headspace with the Earthman Randolph Carter. The rogue had hijacked his mind back on Yaddith, eons before Earth even existed. Carter caused the downfall of Zkauba’s homeworld, for his presence interfered with the wizard’s abilitie...

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“Days of Innocence: The Shadow World” by Cara H

The Shadow World Particle Board Planters and Subterranean Snails “Papa, do you remember the time during my 300th year when you were called away and had to leave me with Aunt Suki the Shadow Sorceress?” the crone inquired, looking up from the journal in which she was writing. “I do indeed, my dear,” the venerable lady’s youthful-looking father replied, pushing his long, black h...

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“Reflections Of” by Cara H

Reflections Of I am the monster of every story. I am an overgrown and unappealing flower with fading petals. The knot of tears around my throat has crystallized into my design, creating a hard lump in the notch of my collarbone. In my youth, the contour was visible, and predatory men longed to sink their teeth into it. I wish that I could at least exchange youthful beauty for the wisd...

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“In the Days of Innocence: A Special 200th Arrival Anniversary” by Cara H

A Special 200th Arrival Anniversary Wizard Dueling Dilemmas and Warty Wishes The Cosmic Trickster Nyarlathotep looked out the window of his cozy cottage as it floated through the Universe past worlds, stars, and galaxies. The Outer God glanced down at his daughter Yadira, who lay sleeping on her play mat covered by a whimsical patchwork quilt that they had created together. Nyarlathot...

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“Pepper Remembers: The Sad Café” by Cara H

The Sad Café Anonymous and Articulate June 12, 1988 The café began to feel like Pepper’s only real home. It was a place where she could be anonymous and articulate, letting her stories meander from her mind into the notebook that her theatre geek friend Parker had given her when she told him that she wouldn’t be returning to KU in the fall because she was pregnant. P...

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“Toys in the Attic: Come to my Window” by Cara H

Come to my Window The Letter When Sabella arrived at her new home on the evening of July 10, 2020, she was surprised to find a package on her porch. She supposed that it must have been delivered to the wrong house, but it was addressed to Miss Sabella Laaksonen. She recognized the blocky script, and there were hearts with tendrils branching off them drawn at each corner of the recipient’s address. The t...

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“From the Beginning: The Two Doors” by Cara H

The Two Doors A Perfectly Brewed Cup of Tea “A perfectly brewed cup of tea can’t fix everything.” The trickster god Nyarlathotep’s manner was subdued as he handed his daughter tea in a pretty cup decorated in swirls of silver with orange flowers and brown leaves. “But for a few wonderful moments, it feels as if it can,” the girl postulated. Yadira looked like the same innocent girl ...

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“The Tragic Last Days of Zetar: When Everything Goes Wrong” by Cara H

When Everything Goes Wrong Just Another Day “In the name of Vulxoix, Qweh, what have you done?” The color drained from Princess Ondina’s face as she entered her laboratory to find all thirteen members of her core staff lying on gurneys, each with horrific injuries inflicted upon them. Ondina’s half-brother King Qweh guffawed at his sister’s revulsion. Although Qweh dwarfed her by more tha...

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“The Last Days of Zecor: The Party” by Cara H

The Party Small Voices and Grownup Glimpses The limp body of a girl in early adolescence lay supported against the massive roots of a Terqrix tree in the Okruiks Botanical Garden behind the grand palace of Os’aen, home to West Zecor’s ruling family. Her form-fitting red dress and heavy makeup made her appear older than her true age. The glamorous red pumps that matched her dress had been kicked off as s...

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“The Cliffords of Crouch End: Philip's Little Library” by Cara H

Philip’s Little Library Juicy Jokes and Buttered Books For some children, having a birthday proximal to Christmas is a curse. For members of the Clifford family, it meant double the celebration. Even though Leo and Mildred Clifford were folk of modest means, they always made sure that each of their many children, both adopted and biological, received special acknowledgment on their birthday. Nanc...

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“From the Beginning: The World Tree” by Cara H

The World Tree The Sorcerer’s Staff and the Wise Child As the Tenas Transport began its journey from the Bay of Nerrocen to the Gardens of Peka, Cari Jorah noticed the man sitting across the aisle from her. It would have been hard not to notice his rust-red robe, but the eye-catching garment was not, in fact, what grabbed her attention. The man was comely in an unconventional way. He was tall an...

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“A Leap of Folly” by Cara H

CW: mental health A Leap of Folly I I always loved writing, and, for the most part, got high marks for the little stories that I wrote in school. Teachers encouraged me to become a writer, and my paternal grandmother, who had once worked with such artists as Eydie Gormé and Steve Lawrence, thought that I should concentrate on my piano playing, but I wanted to be an actress. I was ugly and unpopular. Actresses, I reasoned, were beautiful, and if I were an actress, people would love me. Then I coul...

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“Jana” by Cara H

Jana Although Jana Evans was shy and plain, she managed to stand out. When her schoolmates ridiculed her unusual voice or her colorful clothes or called her weird and ugly and crazy, the outcast high school freshman flew off in her mind to the Crystal Cave where the Fae King and Queen and Princess lay sleeping in transparent pods. “This world isn’t real,” Jana reminded herself. “I’m asleep in my cocoon, ...

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“Mine Be” by Cara H

Mine Be Mystic Gallery “Let us have a little fun with this place, Yadira,” Nyarlathotep suggested to his daughter, spinning in a rapid pirouette, and trading his sharp royal blue ensemble for a zoot suit composed of wild patches of colors and patterns seamlessly woven together. “The good Princess Ondina wished for this gallery to be a place where visitors could leave their cares behind. As you have o...

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My stories are interesting. I'm really boring. I'm not really active here anymore. I will leave the stories I've previously published here until I publish them elsewhere and then remove them.