Fern Stone

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Cupid and the Day for Fools” by Fern Stone

Submitted to Contest #87

“And they say my holiday is stupid,” the airy voice sighs. Each important holiday has its icon. Without the faces representing them, the celebrations have one less thing to celebrate. Christmas has Claus, Easter gets The Bunny, and Valentine’s has Cupid. And April Fools Day doesn't have anyone. Which is why it isn't an important holiday. That’s also why Cupid is out patrolling humorless frat boys and women that have fake pregnancy tests and too much time on their hands. She also didn’t have much of a choice when her boss assigned her ...

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“The Predicament” by Fern Stone

Submitted to Contest #86

I am bones sewn together by a sheet of pale chiffon, buried under six feet of quilted ennui. I am surrounded by cups left half-empty and unopened mail. Piles of unwashed clothes intermingle with take-out bags and bobby pins. In this little winter wasteland, there is only one footpath through all of the disarray, and it doesn’t even lead to the egress. There is no sound but the dripping of melted snow on peeling window panes. There is no smell or taste in the air. There isn’t even a purpose to breathe. There is nothing left of me. This is hib...

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Author bio

Student, writer, and film buff, all in that order with no credentials. :-)