Gaby Roberts

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2022

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“The Scream of Life” by Gaby Roberts

Submitted to Contest #230

“Push, you can do it Susanne, come on now.” The white fluorescent lights are blinding, the nurses are too loud. Why is it taking them so long to get him out? The eight months felt like eternity, I just wanted my boy in my arms, but still, there's a sense of guilt in me I can’t shake. “Concentrate Susanne, we’re almost there. You’re doing great.” All of those voices are overwhelming me . I can feel all of my muscles contracting and expanding painfully, do all women feel like this? The nurses keep talking and telling me what to do, but I'...

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“A Childish Massacre, Pumpkin Flavored” by Gaby Roberts

Submitted to Contest #169

The knife in my hands is the shiniest object I've ever held in my life. Moonlight reflects from it, making it look as if the knife itself were a source of light. Every movement I make with it is graceful and calculated, slow but compelling. A smile emerges from my mouth, all of my teeth exposed, I can almost feel the cold of the dark breezy night swallow me whole.  “Kane, come on, it's time to carve the pumpkin with your brother!” I hear my mom yell at me from another room, she probably doesn’t know I'm already sitting on the porch with...

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