Diana Quill

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (11)

11 Stories

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“Roses are Red” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #95

Fascination and curiosity. Her thumb pressed gently into the blade of the scissors, rewarding her with the terrible sensation of pain, an echo she had forgotten. Red burst up at the opening, and she watched as if from another body as the blood slid thickly down her outer palm opposite her thumb. Sap from a tree. She had never seen blood before. She was stunned at how fragile she was, at how her skin was s...

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“Kokopelli's Flute” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #87

“It began in the middle of nowhere, with the birth of a Hero.” Seb’s ears perked, aware of how this story goes. Its timeline ends somewhere wonderful, but at the moment Kokopelli always begins his story, Seb is slapped by the recollection of that which led up to it. “Koko, don’t bother the children with that old story. What about that one with the magical seeds?” His long dreads shifted as he looke...

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“Clockwork” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #86

“Drizzie, hex nut.” Clever paws shifted through the droors accompanied by the gentle clinks and tinks of small metal pieces. A near unintelligible, silvery clack alerted me of his deliverance. I stifled a grin, glad for trained ears and trained animals. He’d set the nut in the silver tray, and as I reached for it with gloved hands three sets of feet grasped the edge of it. Fea, Thea, and Res, a well-oil...

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“The Traveling Assembly of Intergalactic Iguanas” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #84

Oliver loved three things in the world: iguanas, marine biology, and Rosemary. The issue is that these things did not always seem to like each other, as his job hours conflicted with his time with Mary and his iguanas liked neither his job nor Mary, but you must take into account that iguanas are of the type to like only three things as well: heat, food, and instinct, so in this way, they might be comparable to Oliver. Rosemary was of the type to love many things, but not all the time and never at the same time. He...

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“Disease and Distraction” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #84

Living is a concept, a general word for being, breathing, and beating with your soul, lungs, and heart. The brain is of course involved with the processes of all of these, as well as every other wonderful, terrible, pleasurable, painful aspect of life. Living is being, as in being alive. In this way I suppose I, too, am living, because I am a being, I am breat...

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“Silence, Sand and Socks” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #83

To Silas Densworth, silence is golden. Growing up in a loud, chaotic and broken family of fifteen, he learned from a young age to appreciate the finer things, such as personal space, personal belongings, and anything personal. Having ten siblings (whether wholly related to them or not) tends to create a rather territorial adult. So Genoveave took care of Lynn herself, as she took care of eve...

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“Narrative of Wonder” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #82

The life of people is presented as an Overstory. They tend to present to the world the things they want people to see, the image they want to be viewed. In the rare cases where raw moments and secrets are shared (the Mid- or Understory of their lives), it is just that: above ground. No roots are penetrated, as they are not meant to be. Roots do not reach for the sun, for this is the job of leaves. People are like plants ...

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“Green” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #81

Jordan:There were no butterflies. No, I felt like I was going to throw up. Anxiety stretched out the lining of my stomach, and I felt full and flustered. I can do better- I can do this. It’s just a date. My flatmate set this up. They always did, the type of social butterfly to give other people butterflies, whose conversations took flight with an ease that made me stand still with shock. So carefree, so easy-going, conversation and laughter flowing un...

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“Home Is Where the Hytte Is” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #77

Thea was well acquainted with the sensation that is burning. From cold, from heat, from ice, from fire. It always hurt, but there was something comforting about the familiar sort of pain that came along with stepping on snow with naked feet, or holding impressively frosted hands too close to a flame. Physical burning, she was well accustomed to. Anticipated it with elated apprehension, even, because cold hands meant sn...

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“Sticks and Souls” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #75

I'd like to think that if I were human, I would have become a geologist. That future was so close, a minnow's breath away from gracing my fingertips, it's golden light seeping into my hands and tingling up my arms. And then I was thrust backward, as if taken by the scruff of my neck, and the happy left my skin. I was but a young soul, yet I knew what had happened. A new tingle at the back of my skull, a sense of p...

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“Heartstrings” by Diana Quill

Submitted to Contest #74

Isn't it lovely when you can finally reap the rewards of hard work? Isn't it lovely when, after a period of perseverance, discipline, and doing of something mentally or physically exhausting, you can appreciate your efforts as well as yourself? Isn't it lovely to be able to think, "I did this. I am amazing."? They're rhetorical questions, really; of course, it's great to feel proud of yourself. People are so often consu...

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Author bio

I'm a passionate hobby-writer with hopes of becoming a professional and a book collection the size I wish my vocabulary to be. I speak four languages and counting, and I adore experiencing new things whether through the safety of a book or in the real world. I hope to bring as much joy to people through my writing as other writings have brought to me, but I've got a long way to go! In general, I tend to stick with fiction: fantasy, sci-fi, drama, historical, etc., but I do dabble and experiment with other genres on occasion, such as contemporary, theoretical, mystery or a rare romance. Please comment, follow, and like if it suits you.