Menu

Prompts
DirectoryContestsMagazineFAQ
Stories
Studio
Apps

Hire professionals for your project

Advice, insights and news

Online publishing courses

Free publishing webinars

Launch your book in style

Bestseller PodcastBook Cover ArtSuccess Stories
Tools
Book Promotion SitesBook Review BlogsBooktube Channel GuideBook Title GeneratorCharacter Name GeneratorIndependent PublishersLiterary AgentsLiterary MagazinesPen Name GeneratorPlot GeneratorPublishers DirectoryShort Story IdeasWriting ContestsWriting ExercisesWriting Scholarships
Menu
Prompts
Contests
Stories
Blog
Directory
Contests
Magazine
FAQ

Debra Styers

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

Stories (2)
Comments
Library
1 Followers
0 Following

2 Stories

35 karma pts

?

Sixty-One, Forty-Nine & Fifty

Submitted to Contest #160

To visit a real oasis was number forty-nine on Kelly’s bucket list. This was an obtainable goal. She was pleased that she thought of putting it down. She didn’t write down pipe dream items, such as going to space or the moon. Sure, she would love to go but she wanted to achieve her goals and as many of them as possible in the short time she has left. “Sixty-one,” Kelly thought, “is that young or old?” She certainly feels young, especially when she plays doubles on the tennis courts. The sport makes her feel like she did in middle school; ...

7 likes 2 comments 2
Read story

Birthday Card

Submitted to Contest #160

Jon’s day had been going smooth until he checked the mail. There it was: a letter for Logan. He had been semi-expecting it. He was hoping the bitch forgot. Obviously, she didn’t. He had to get her out of his mind at-the-moment and deal with the task at-hand before Logan’s bus arrived. He searched for the stainless steel kettle. He hadn’t seen it in more than a year. He now used a Keurig for coffee and tea. That damn thing was useless for steaming a letter open. He was running around the kitchen, slamming pots and pans around trying to spo...

6 likes 1 comment 1
Read story