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Francis Kennedy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2025

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It Stinks To Be Human

Francis Kennedy

Submitted to Contest #312

"Please state your model, alias and experiment purpose for the camera" "I am HIB-4, my alias is the remarkably bland Colin Smith, and the purpose of this experiment was to establish how well a HIB-unit can integrate into human society." "Thank you. Today marks 12 months since you were installed into a human body and left to live as a real person. I will ask you some questions about your time as a human. Please, be as honest and open as you can. Ready?" "Yes, crack on." "Erm...okay. How was your overall experience of the last 12 months?" "It....

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The Lucy Ferro Writing Club

Francis Kennedy

Submitted to Contest #312

Content Warning: This story contains themes of mental illness, child loss, psychological and graphic violence that some readers may find distressing. Edith stood admiring the manor-house she had seen so many times as a child. Just as intimidating now as it was then - childhood tales of demons and dungeons and death were rife concerning this place. Perhaps it was the black clouds and patter of the dense drops of rain, lazily falling from the sky. Perhaps it was the eerie lanterns creating deep dark shadows. Or, perhaps it was because Edith w...

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The Colour of Regret

Francis Kennedy

Submitted to Contest #311

Content Warning: This story contains psychological themes and distressing imagery. I look at the lilies placed on the passenger side of my car. I’ve always loved flowers, just not the kind you buy at the shop. Sure, they look good - but they’re already dead; they just don’t know it yet. Usually, I wouldn’t buy them out of principal. Today feels different, though. I had to do something to show remorse. To show how sorry I am. I was heading back from an art exhibition when my mother called to say Mr Derbyshire had been found dead in his home....

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Surviving the Storm: A Story of Depression

Francis Kennedy

Submitted to Contest #311

Content Warning: This story explores metaphorical depictions of depression and isolation. I cling on — knuckles white from the effort, my fingers numb to everything except pain. The cold seeping in to every molecule of my hands, urging me to relent my exhausted grip. I refuse. Not out of a strong act of defiance or bravery. No, nothing as thrilling or noble as that. I hold on because it’s the only thing I know how to do: It’s all I am. All I remember. All I know. I have no idea how long I have occupied my raft, lost at sea in the middle of a...

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The Story Spinner

Francis Kennedy

Submitted to Contest #310

He’s there again – watching. Enveloped mostly in shadow, as has been his want lately. I’ve given up trying to catch him. To kill him. It’s useless, he’s too quick. His lair a mystery to me, despite my best efforts to find it. Now, I lay in bed, engulfed in anxiety, sheets pulled tight whilst staring back at him. I try to penetrate the darkness in the corner of my room. He shifts his body, revealing one of his long hairy legs. And I catch a faint reflection of light in one of his beady black eyes. My breathing is heavy, heart racing. I don’t ...

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I Already Know The Title

Francis Kennedy

Submitted to Contest #310

Content Warning: This story contains graphic violence, gore and psychological horror which some readers may find disturbing. I stare at the back of her head, urging her hair to go up in flames - the smug bitch. I take a sip of my coffee without averting my gaze. She sits taking selfies with an obnoxious cup of something - a Frankenstein coffee. It took her ridiculously long to order the concoction, and she was downright nasty to the poor staff; threatening to post about the slow service to her thousands of followers. And then, had the audaci...

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