Christian Arnold

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Dearest K.” by Christian Arnold

Submitted to Contest #138

Dear K., I finally did it, K.. I finally made it to my mother’s home planet. It has been, well, what can I say other than full of emotions, especially the one day I’ve spent honoring my mother. I don’t think I’ve ever told you that I’ve never seen the oceans, not even on our own world. Mountains and mountain lakes have been all I’ve known. Never adventured beyond them. Never felt like I needed to given the majesti...

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“True to Self” by Christian Arnold

Submitted to Contest #137

I count my steps as I walk up the stairs to the convention center, my parents on either side of me. Once inside we follow the signs to our designated conference room; the room where we will discuss my future, my career, my life. We arrived early per my request. I wanted a few moments to myself before the room filled with my agent and new coach. I glanced out the window. Birds glided past the window as I sat in the empty conference room waiting for the meeting to start. This day was the day everything could change, I just have to survive th...

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“Remembering Great-Uncle Markus Thatcher” by Christian Arnold

Submitted to Contest #137

They say April showers bring May flowers. You may argue the phrase symbolizes the beginning and end of seasons, that it represents a stance on life and death as a beginning and an end. In fact, the story of Hades and Persephone, and the departure of the two, begins in spring. With the countless retellings of their story, one would have to believe that the two greatly love each other, and the separation for Persephone to return to the mortal realm, felt like death to them as well. I would agree that the change of seasons is a real representat...

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Author bio

I never know how to do these brief bio's. For 11 years I worked as a professional healthcare provider and decided to step away from that line of work shortly before the first confirmed pandemic case happened in the United States. Since then I have been focusing on respite and writing.