Elena S. Kodermaz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (10)

10 Stories

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“Ragdoll” by Elena S. Kodermaz

1915 “Magda, they are going to kill me.” “Mario ssh, Agata will hear you.” Magda stopped her husband before he could stutter another word. She continued buttoning his thick gray uniform and licked the rare salty tear that had glided on her upper lip. Agata was indeed eavesdropping from the narrow and misty corridor that led downstairs. It was 1915, she was six years old an...

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“The Man from the Sky” by Elena S. Kodermaz

The grim day when her father left the household to buy cigarettes and never came back, was the moment that convinced ten-year-old Glenda to give up every expectation on love. Her mother had cried and drank for countless days until she became too wasted to be a decent parent. Rumors run through town faster than electricity on copper wires and, even among her peers, she became the rejected daughter and the alcoholic...

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“Back to the beginning” by Elena S. Kodermaz

In the beginning, there was only darkness and me. Maybe I was darkness. I felt full, omnipresent, powerful but extremely lonely. It was too much to take for a child. I was scared and I didn’t know why I was there. I knew I had the power to create. I felt it run through my veins, felt it at the tips of my fingers, and somehow, I just had to let it out. I guess that’s why I...

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“A memory for life” by Elena S. Kodermaz

“So, I heard that Gabriel likes you.” Sara’s words leave no space for different interpretations, as we march together the 100 meters that separate our homes to that of our classmate Rosie, who celebrates her tenth birthday today. “Marybel and Gabriel are getting married. Someone’s looking harried. They are having many babies…” she sings as a mock towards my red cheeks. “Sara stop! We’re 10, nobody i...

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“Early pains” by Elena S. Kodermaz

Eugene and Jules walked into the hospital hand in hand. Despite their young age, 30 and 32, it had been extremely hard for Jules to get pregnant and when the test resulted positive, they just couldn’t believe their eyes. So, there they were, ready for the first check with the gynecologist and eager to hear their baby’s heartbeat....

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“You are enough” by Elena S. Kodermaz

Everything that you have done in the past three years built up to this moment.You stare at the white door in front of you, breathe deeply, and brace yourself for the show.One last time you check the time. Perfect. As intended, you've arrived fashionably late.You actually spent a lot of time thinking about the right amount of late you wanted to have before showing up. Even that was not to be left to intentions.Fact is, that your cheater of an ex S. is right on the other side of the door, drinking a be...

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“The Hut” by Elena S. Kodermaz

All I wanted was readers. I’m a writer, whatever that word means, but I have no credited readers. I have no way of knowing whether I have any writing skills or if I’m just a man who likes to be cuddled by the magic that the word "writer" brings. I started writing when I was very young, and I spent a good deal of my teenage years preferring the company of books to that of human beings. When...

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“Good morning. Goodbye.” by Elena S. Kodermaz

“Good Morning. Goodbye.” he whispers and lets Wild Horses by Rolling Stones take his place. For a moment he stops, closes his eyes, and lets music cuddle him. Afterward, he hangs the headphones on the microphone in front of him and winks at the sound supervisor behind the fingerprinted glass.“Great job as usual Dan.” Says the young new lever as Dan walks out of the recording area.“Bye Jack.” Dan smiles warmly, the boy always greets ...

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“A call from the past” by Elena S. Kodermaz

“Anything else I might wanna know?”“Nothing that I can think of. The house belonged to a very old lady, a writer. She died a couple of years ago, at 110, in her bedroom upstairs. The property has been vacant since, but we have no records of ghost sightings. The heirs simply took their long time to decide what to do.”My mom nods and I cling to her hand firmly, as a shiver travels down my spine.“I think the house is just ...

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“The bastards and the bird” by Elena S. Kodermaz

Those bloody bastards are going to be furious.Murphy realized while he proudly screened the room with half-closed eyes and gazed at the mess he had created. He licked his lips and tasted the iron-taste of blood. The salty and mouthwatering flavor that he had longed for all his imprisonment years.The chaos was only a side effect and it did not diminish his glory.He glided down...

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Author bio

My name is Elena and I love writing. I work as a Marketing & Communication Associate for a medical device company and In my daily job I do write a lot. I wrote two books but I’ve never been published and I struggle so much to find trust-worthy readers that I sometimes wonder if I can write at all. Italian is my mother tongue but English is the language of my heart❤️