Carmen Grey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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“Solace and Scarlet” by Carmen Grey

Sensitive content: mention of deathHow crooked his body felt as he edged his way out from the stiff sheets. How brittle his bones felt, creaking like the cold, ancient floorboards did as he shuffled to the bedroom door. How hollow his sigh felt as it slid past his dry lips, lips that had only met blank air for a time too long to measure. How empty the room felt as he left it and edged down the lonely corridor, i...

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“YOU CAN'T RUN BUT YOU CAN HIDE” by Carmen Grey

Sensitive content: blood-mention of abuse“Bad move, bad move, bad move,” the idiot mutters -that idiot being me.Running for my life, and THIS is the place I chose to hide?“Bad move.”I’m not claustrophobic. The fear of the breath being slowly squeezed from my lungs and the darkness f...

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“Memories Like Smoke” by Carmen Grey

Submitted to Contest #184

Arya Locke glanced down at the knife in her hands. It trembled slightly and she tightened her grip.Thinking too hard could seal her fate. Thinking too little was just as deadly a mistake.She walked over to the window, in reflection.Dusk was arriving on slow currents, the sun setting: a distant orb of orange. The s...

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"Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery." - Henry Miller