Carlie Beth

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

Stories (8)

8 Stories

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“Vomit” by Carlie Beth

Submitted to Contest #218

Vibrating sounds of static filled the air like angry loud bees. Distorted laughing and giggling went in and out with the static. The angry buzzing wouldn’t stop. The soft distant giggles grew louder then went quiet. Loud then quiet, as if someone was turning the volume on a radio up and down. I could smell pungent chocolate vomit underneath my face. I could feel it sticking to the corners of my mouth. The sour and rancid odor mixed with the smell of stale, vacuum burnt lint filled my nose. I could feel the itchy carpet squirming around my fa...

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“Let Go” by Carlie Beth

Submitted to Contest #186

***Trigger Warning - use of some foul language and abuse***“You’re home! Finally!”“Yeah, but I’m gonna…”“Where’s my kiss? Come here, give me my kiss.” â€śDonnie...I’m…”“I have been waiting all day for you!”“I’m sorry, someone called off, I had to cover…”“You didn’t think to text or call me? The last message you sent me was at 5:22. That was more than two hours ago! Why haven’t you texted me since?” â€śWe were too busy, I was doing a lot of running around…”“You ALWAYS say that. Always too busy for me... always... take your coat off and ...

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“Those Lightning Eyes” by Carlie Beth

Submitted to Contest #183

It’s 8:44 PM and pitch black outside. Not even the moonlight is shining through my office window tonight. The missing moon makes this room seem even darker than usual. The only light I have is coming from a lamp sitting in the corner, but it’s only bright enough to see the door and a calendar hanging on the wall. Across from the door, is me, sitting at my desk staring wide-eyed at that dangling calendar… trying to process what just happened. My managers just left my office about ten minutes ago. I'm getting transferred in a week, “...

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“Little Sadie Perdita ” by Carlie Beth

Submitted to Contest #38

“He’s probably dead!” Auntie Greta shouted up the stairs. Little Sadie was curled up in a ball in her tiny bed, her long whitish blonde hair stuck to her crying face. Auntie Greta has been taunting her more than usual ever since Leo ran away. Sadie missed Leo, her beloved orange tabby cat. He’s been missing for days and Sadie couldn’t stand another second without him. Especially another second ridiculed by Auntie Greta without his comfort. Leo made everything feel better, Sadie really felt like he listened to her. She looked up at the c...

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“The Time I Almost Crashed a Customer's Car ” by Carlie Beth

Submitted to Contest #33

It was a hot August day when that dirty grey 1995 GMC Jimmy came barreling into the repair shop. It had mixed match paint, dents and scratches all over it. That thing was loud, had cracks in the windshield, covered in rust holes, was missing both of the side-view mirrors and reeked of cigarettes. The customer brought it in for an oil change; the technicians finished working on the car pretty quick and just needed someone to drive it out.  Guess who that someone was.  I was still extremely new and had no business being in that death...

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“Everything Counts” by Carlie Beth

Submitted to Contest #31

115“One….two….three….four….five….six…...ten….eleven….twelve….thirteen….twenty.... twenty-one…..twenty-two….twenty-three.…...thirty-two….” “Ana!”“Thirty-seven….thirty-eight…….forty-two….forty-three….forty-four…. Sixty-one….sixty-two….sixty-three….sixty-four….”“Ana! Dinner’s here!!”“Seventy-one….seventy-two….seventy-three….eight-one….eighty-two….eighty-three…..eighty-four….eighty-five….eighty-six….”“ANA!!”“ONE MINUTE!!!!......ninety-four…. ninety-five.. .ninety-six… ninety-seven….. ninety-eight….ninety-nine….one hundred. I fell flat...

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“The Adventures of Kelly Toy and Meeko” by Carlie Beth

Submitted to Contest #29

The early morning sun beamed down on the rabbits’ burrows, one by one, each rabbit started piling out and exploring the fields for food. It’s been rough on their community, the fields have been dry, no fruits or vegetables have been growing. The rabbits have been left with just dry grass and weeds to munch on.  “I can’ts do this anymore, Meeko! I cants!” Kelly Toy exclaimed pacing back and forth, “I’ve been eating grass and random flowers for weeks now! I almost ate a bee!” “You shouldn’t be eating those flowers….”  “I’m STARVING. ...

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“My Boring Love Story” by Carlie Beth

Submitted to Contest #28

“Will you please read it?” I begged over Mikie’s shoulder, he was watching his favorite Youtube videos. He didn’t say anything so I asked again. “Mikie! Will you please read this?” “Read what?” he finally said.  “My short essay! For the writing contest! Come on, please! I could win an IPad!” He signed loudly and spun around in his chair to face me. I handed him my essay and he grudgingly took it out of my hands.  I watched his eyes fly back and forth across my paper. After only a few seconds he threw the paper back to me then spun ...

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Tittering on a tightrope of insanity