Caroline Slaughter

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

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“Sugar Plums and Ruptured Eardrums” by Caroline Slaughter

Submitted to Contest #123

Riley's heart was pounding, and she could feel the blood rushing to her ears. This was her moment. She knew the second she stepped onto that stage, the trajectory of her life would change forever. It was her who was the Snow Queen, not Michelle, not Veronica, no one else but her. Tonight, the twenty-eight-year-old would show the whole world her worth at the Ballet Center for Wayward Teens. In the audience, a man sat, waiting for the show to begin. His name isn’t important, but for the sake of storytelling, it was Manuel. Manuel, despi...

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I like Dune