Chloe Meyer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (2)

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“Bathtub” by Chloe Meyer

Submitted to Contest #167

The house is lonely without my sister here. I don’t like being left alone with my thoughts, but she will be home soon. Sometimes, even when she is here, I see things, hear things. Earlier today I saw a flash of a car in a parking lot. The driver’s door was open and there was a woman sleeping in the passenger seat. But then I was in my bedroom and knew I had had another one of the visions I talked to Dr Turner about. I decide to take a bath while I wait for her to get home. I run the water and strip down before getting in. The tub is awkwa...

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“Cold” by Chloe Meyer

Submitted to Contest #63

It’s not yet 5am. It is dark still. I turn over to face the window. Moonlight settles reluctantly on the tree outside. I trace the tree’s dull outline with my eyes, a thick trunk grotesquely twisting into small branches. I count 27 branches visible in this light. I grow bored.  I feel the weight of exhaustion pulling at my limbs in mockery and wonder if sleep may still take me. It is unlikely. My head still throbs from the noise of the night, the relentless berating. I become aware of a small part of my ankle protruding from my pyja...

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Author bio

Uni student who spends too much time watching TV shows and reading books and not enough time studying. Living in Perth, Western Australia. Very much here to combat the fact that I'm selling my soul to corporate with my degree. Would love if you could give my work a read. I love constructive criticism so let me know all your thoughts