Charlotte Piontek

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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“For It's in the woods I die. ” by Charlotte Piontek

 I silently creep out of the eerily quiet house in my knee high winter boots, two layers of pants, sweatshirt, coat, scarf, two pairs of gloves, earmuffs,a hat scarf, and my hood. I step into the knee deep snow and trudge towards the hill. I lift my knees high and continue on the long trek. Determined to make it somewhere. I’m tempted to eat some of the food I stuffed in my clothes, but vote against it. I don’t know how long I have to make it last. The snow slows me down, the ice underneath making it hard to find a foothold. The darknes...

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“Dead Mans Lake” by Charlotte Piontek

Submitted to Contest #34

My Parents decided that we would sell our perfectly good house in a perfectly good neighborhood and buy this old cabin way up north where our closest neighbor is miles away. And on top of that this cabin belonged to an old man, an inventor to be precise, who drowned in the private lake behind the cabin. Which is great. Really great. "Mom, the twins are making a mess!" I call up to her from the back seat of the car."Sweetie, I can't right now." She puts her earbuds back in and leans her seat back. "Ugh!" She can be so annoying. I close my e...

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Author bio

It is my first time on Reedsy and I hope to become a writer someday. My first story on here, "Dead Mans Lake" is based on a true setting of a friend of mines. I enjoy writing, and the magic of my own thoughts coming to life is amazing. I enjoy and take to heart any feedback given.