Carrie Bancroft

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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“We Are One with Everything” by Carrie Bancroft

Submitted to Contest #32

I remember, she said, as he tucked her in. I remember what it was like to understand the animals.What was it like? he asked without missing a beat. He was doing his best to drown out the rising tide of guilt the Dark Ones were raining down on him. They whispered awful, terrible things: you are not worthy of her, how could you expect her to love you? Their voices were urgent and relentless.But he fought back, resisting the urge to cave to their onslaught. This is not me, he thought to himself. These are not my true thoughts. He focused on the...

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“Coming Home to the 5th” by Carrie Bancroft

Submitted to Contest #31

In the midst of his 111th miracle of the day – the restoration of vitality to a bird that had flown too close to an electrical wire – the archangel Zenzekial looked up suddenly, releasing the re-enlivened bird as he did so. “Good Heavens!” he said, wiping his sweatless brow (not being embodied, he didn’t actually sweat, but he enjoyed pretending). “Could it really be sundown? The day has gotten away from me!”He had a sudden misgiving. “Undo that,” he added quickly. “What I meant to say is that the sun is now setting. Just as a...

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