Chiante Guretzki

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“Night at the Library” by Chiante Guretzki

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #91

She flicked the lights. Off, on. Off, on. It was the signal, like a bit of morse code for the patrons. Time to leave. Unhurriedly, the patrons packed the belongings they had spread across tables and desks. They tucked away snack wrappers that they weren’t supposed to have in the library at all, doing so as discreetly as one can with a crinkly noise maker, crumbs falling on the way and so leaving traces of their minor infractions. They unplugged their electronics, wrapping the cords of their headphones and sliding them into backpacks and ba...

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I'm a writer / theology & history student / library worker / bookbinder Just trying to navigate how my love of books intersects in all these worlds.

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #91
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