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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021
Submitted to Contest #98
The waves came crashing rapidly, eroding at her skull and drowning her. First one, then ten as she collapsed onto the faded bedsheets, closing any sources of light and releasing a pained groan.“This is fine.”Scorpions crawled through her mind. Oh, what she’d give to punch a number through her scratched telephone and, with every agonising pulse, send venom dripping through the line. Nobody wanted to hear that. Nobody could hear that, even if she tried; energy continued to drain from her body like a sieve. He’d announced his appearance for a r...
Submitted to Contest #97
Plumes of dust and moisture radiated from the weathered path as a sudden rush of footsteps disturbed the calm; the scent of petrichor enveloping the desolated street. Today was a holiday. An annual event which saw thousands of citizens flock towards the coast, abandoning the drab inner-cities and flooding the beaches like weeds, taking any available space for themselves and rooting deep into the sand. A lack of people made room for ample opportunity. Entire buildings were painted in shades of coral and pink, which were dappled by the towerin...
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