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Submitted to Contest #40
My mother always told me that I couldn't let go. I wasn't able to move forward from the things that happened in the past and was constantly stuck reliving the good days. I had many good days and so many more with you. We were two peas in a pod. Like peanut butter and jelly. Every day we would be together. You were my very best friend, and I couldn't imagine life without you. I thought we would always be together, telling each other secrets and making jokes. But one day that all changed. One day you were no longer my friend. I didn't understa...
Submitted to Contest #39
The 6:00 am alarm rings. Its ringing clangs against my skull and makes my brain hurt. Why does it sound so loud? I throw my pillow over my head to drown it out. The alarm continues. I sit up now very annoyed by this rude awakening."Mom!" I yell, not caring if I wake up my younger siblings. There is no response and the alarm continues. What the heck was going on? "Is this some kind of joke?" The ringing became to take on an eerie feeling. The sounds seemed hollow and echoed off the walls of the house. The walk to my mother's room seemed very ...
A shooting star leaves a glistening streak across the sky as it makes its way into the unknown. Anyone unlucky to look up at this may be blinded by fury at its light. How it mocks our doomed future. Back then someone may have looked at this shooting star and made a wish. That's what one does when witnessing such a thing, right? First created by the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, who said that shooting stars were a gift from the Gods looking down at Earth. Make a wish and they just might hear you and it'll come true. More present superstitions in...
Submitted to Contest #37
The air rushed back into my lungs and I snapped my eyes open but immediately regretted it. Stars swim in front of me and I realized just how much my body ached. I put my hand up to my pounding head in hopes to calm the raging headache I was experiencing. My senses slowly come through to me and I look around to take in my surroundings. Woods. Every which way I looked there was an expanse of trees that seemed to never end. I start to panic because I can't remember why I am here. The memories in my mind seemed blocked. I don't know when I got h...
Submitted to Contest #36
September 16: My mother gave me this journal only a few days ago. For what reason, I don't know. I now decided to write in it because, well, it's the beginning of my senior year and I thought writing down my thoughts every once in a while may relieve the anxiety of school. I don't have much to write so far, as nothing has happened yet. I guess the only exciting thing that is coming up is my birthday which is about a week from today. I guess that's it for now.September 22: I know I haven't written much but nothing good has been happening in s...
May 12: I still can not sleep. This will be the third night in which I have been kept awake by this awful demon. It stalks me with its glowing red eyes from the doorway. It likes to make sure I know it is there. I am afraid that one night it will enter my room. My mother warned me of this demon when I was younger. This demon is the same one that haunted my mother, and it was this demon that ultimately killed her. I do not know why it has decided to choose me too after all these years, but I hope to beat it. I am too scared to talk to anyone ...
Submitted to Contest #35
After her shift ends at the Cranberry Cafe, Amber heads over to her locker to grab her things. She huffs out a sigh, it was a long day of work but she was able to get out ten minutes early. With this extra time, she'd be able to walk a little slower going home. Ever since she got this part-time job at the cafe her mom has been very strict about Amber getting home on time. It was less than a 15-minute walk to her house from the cafe, but her mom didn't want Amber staying out when it got dark. But now it was spring and the days were lighter fo...
Spring was your favorite season. You would always tell me that the start of the warm weather was like a new beginning. A chance for anything to happen. I never understood why your favorite season had to be spring. It was always picking fights with people with the allergies, the temperamental weather, and the bugs. Oh, the bugs. I never did like them. But because it was you who loved spring, it was beautiful. Only not as beautiful as you. The one thing I think I miss the most is your laugh. I remember when you would laugh and it would fill th...
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