Dana Murray

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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“Waiting for Winnifred” by Dana Murray

CW: Harsh language including homophobic slurs I was eight years old the first time I kissed Winnifred. We were in one of those covered tubes on the playground, the hard plastic rife with static electricity. It was warm, and mostly dark, the sun muted through the bright orange of the tube. And it just seemed like the right thing to do. Winnifred was going by a different name at the time, and she ...

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“The Woman of The Road” by Dana Murray

    Content Warning: Violence, misogyny, blood and gore The Woman of The Road came to the city on a rainy grey afternoon.     She dragged an immense blade through the mud behind her, an eight foot length of rusted and dinted iron. She wore only a threadbare robe, stained and torn. She did not shiver, despite the chill.   Her hair was long and tangled, black snarls standing out from her tan...

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“Fathoms” by Dana Murray

Father Patrick found the old fisherman in the back of the tavern. Even steeped in flickering shadow, he stood out from the crowd. The fisherman’s skin was milk-white, his pupils huge. He twitched as he gripped his tankard with both hands, taking slow and shaky sips. Father Patrick sat across from the fisherman, his chair squealing against the floorboards as he took his seat. The man turned his thousand-y...

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Fiction writer who mostly works in fantasy and science fiction.