Gracie Davies

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Sanguinarian ” by Gracie Davies

Submitted to Contest #246

Billie kept her distance from her brother, Jack, as one always should when their he is moments away from sinking his teeth into a fresh body. It wasn’t just the principle, as one should always respect others’ space when feeding. Really, it was the practicalities of it all - the blood splashing, ripping, so on and so forth... Jack was just a very messy eater. His table manners hadn’t improved since he'd left the cot, and Billie was wearing her brand-new chunky leather cleats. Unfortunately, she knew that as soon as her brother sunk his teeth ...

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“Order of the Iris” by Gracie Davies

Submitted to Contest #86

Lindsey likes to talk in code. She sets the vase of irises down onto the overbed table. The mushroom cloud of purples block my view of the hospital room except for the visitor space on my right where an anaemic-pink armchair sags against the wall. She takes a seat on the edge of the cushion. A nurse attends to her routine of adjusting the pipes, tubes, and bleepers that keep me fed, watered, and alive. Soon it will be just Lindsey and me. ‘Your brother’s a fighter, he is’ I watch the brunette nurse from my paralysed perspective; her ...

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Keeping myself on my toes