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Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024
Submitted to Contest #287
Come home. Is it home anymore? Shower. As if it mattered. Eat the first few items from the pantry that she touches. Taste doesn’t matter. Boil the water for chamomile tea and steep it in her favorite mug for exactly 2 minutes. Hope it helps her sleep tonight. It never does. She makes it anyway. Sit and watch the television, tea in hand. The tea’s herbal scent is supposed to be soothing. It only serves as a painful reminder. But she sips at it anyway, indifferent to the taste. It doesn’t matter. The flickering light of the televi...
Submitted to Contest #252
Dear Reader, This story contains hints of bullying, sexual assault, and physical violence. It is not graphic, however, I must put a trigger warning here. I hope you can enjoy my story otherwise. Thank you for your time “Guys I don’t know about this.” Cami shifted her feet and crossed her arms. She and her friends, Jade and Abby stood on the edges of the property on a Saturday night, where a party thrown by a couple of brothers on the school football team was in full swing. By now most of the partygoers were at least tipsy...
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