Chrissy Murray

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

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“To Thaw a Farewell” by Chrissy Murray

Submitted to Contest #227

“See ya soon!”   The overly pleasant, the tender smile, the unspoken vow of a next time. The same farewell was used after the conclusion of all our evenings. At the time, I hadn’t detected the veiled hesitance concealed beneath her carefree goodbye. The cry for help entrenched beneath her words. That was the last thing she spoke to me before tumbling off the face of the earth. Ten years later, those same words still keep me up at night. I recall so vividly that last day. The crisp winter biting our cheeks, leaving splotches of r...

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“The Perfect Self Portrait” by Chrissy Murray

Submitted to Contest #225

They took Tobias’ brush away. Then it started, this obsession. Unbothered, he continued smearing the paints with anything available, especially his hands. His palms were slowly saturating with colors that could never fully be washed off, no matter how hard he scrubbed. Even at the mere age of ten, he outshined so many of his tutors. Never failing to impress with his untempered skill. A child prodigy they said, amazed by the things he could create. He’d disagree. He wasn’t good at art, he was art, and he embodied it with his entire being. Som...

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Wassup, I just like creative writing.