Castle Marie

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Goodbye, Melanie” by Castle Marie

Submitted to Contest #158

CW: Minor use of adult language & suggestions of violence & abuse. Flames flowered wildly from her follicles. Everything behind her would appear to catch fire as she danced across the bar. She was warm with her words and involved with her eyes. She never made you feel inconvenient or needy. It was always, “Hey, honey! How was your day?” with such genuine inflection. As if she honestly wanted to know every single detail. And before the words could even whirl completely from her lips, she had already cracked o...

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“Garden on the Ceiling ” by Castle Marie

Submitted to Contest #154

[CW: Minor use of foul language] I suppose I don’t really remember when I started being the way that I am. Or when I started being in general. Though I have many theories. Thoughts. Ideas…That I was brought here. By another being. Entity! Energy? Oh, energy. I miss having that. Now all I have are memories of energy. Is your skin ever itchy? But, it’s not your skin. It’s more, underneath. Much deeper than your skin. Beyond your flesh. Fresh avocados! That’s what I neede...

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“A Wise Choice” by Castle Marie

Submitted to Contest #152

***Contains some minor use of adult language MIRANDA’S PERSPECTIVE: “BLOOD! Blood! Mommy, it’s blood!” In a panic, the (on the end of its life-span, bristles turned yellow, while starting to smell of mildew) dish-scrubber escaped my hand and plopped into the soapy ocean below (well, more like a murky, disease ridden river), where bits of macaroni and cheese and old milk floated amongst an army of plastic nipples, metal straws, spoons, and a pan with last night’s dinner glued to the edg...

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