Cath Atkins

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

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“The Nature of Humanity” by Cath Atkins

Submitted to Contest #143

Warning: Substance Abuse/Child Abuse The Nature of Humanity Garrett stood at a lean 6ft, or at least he would have had he not developed a stoop. The funny side of life wasn’t lost on him. He had spent his childhood trying to go unnoticed, mainly by his mother and her endless string of boyfriends but also from the other kids at the trailer park who seemed to make it their mission to terrorise him. Now here he was, finally having mastered the art of invisibility. Quite often he would muse that it’s the only skill his mother ever taught hi...

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“Oblivion” by Cath Atkins

Submitted to Contest #140

OblivionHave you ever had one of those dreams where you are trying to run away from something, but you are just not gaining any ground? Or you are fighting someone off, but your arms will only move on slow motion? If you have, you will remember waking up with an almost painful knot of frustration resting in the very pit of your stomach, and the overwhelming hopelessness that you carried from your subconscious into the conscious waking moments.Occasionally, residual feelings from dreams linger throughout the day, tainting your mood. Like you ...

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