Danielle Hutchinson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Past Participants” by Danielle Hutchinson

Submitted to Contest #80

The young girl had never given much thought into how she would die, but being pummeled by a torrent of water and propelling into a dark sea did not seem so terrible. Still, she watched as the small boat descended slowly over the aggressive stream below. The water forced its way relentlessly from the side of the larger ship, curving like a wretched arch and not entering the sea until it spanned past eight feet. The smaller boat dangled above this deluge and continued to lower in a deliberate and slow manner. The boat’s leisurely fall compared...

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“Notes from the Squall” by Danielle Hutchinson

Submitted to Contest #79

Notes from the Squall The one in the building in front of me practices scream therapy every morning in the shower. The first time it came as a shrill howling, a wailing noise. I was not alarmed, for why should I care? It was unexpected, however, and jarring to be confronted with. As the days went on, then the weeks, I thought it more like a caterwaul. An insecure and vulnerable sound to mark the start of a new day, another noise to join the cacophony of sparrow and starling morning cries. It was the older one, from the building beh...

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Author bio

I am a preschool teacher who was inspired on a snow day :)