Helen Karas

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Soar to Fall, Below to Above” by Helen Karas

Amanda lived in a dingy old apartment squished between two loud neighbors. The ceiling always shouted and the floor radiated music louder than an air raid siren. But it was comfortable. Comfort was the only thing Amanda knew, really. She lived off of a large sum of inherited money. But being a bit of a paranoid person, she kept this knowledge to herself. Amanda wasn't known to be boastful in any way. Rather, she was much more a quiet woman who kept to herself. She focused on staying silent to being showered with fame. For what reason would s...

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“I KNOW YOU SEE ME” by Helen Karas

Submitted to Contest #182

I see all. I am poised in many places. In the stores downtown. In your phones and watches. In your world I will always see you. You. You who works the days and nights at an office building, high up over the world. I see you through the glass from a bird's eye view. It is not something I haven't seen before. Every day I see you. And you knew it. Everyone knew it. I see all people. I watch them sometimes. I prefer you, though. You, a simpleton of the metropolis. Like a field of flowers. Like how all of them are the same to those superior few...

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“It's Not A Literal Mountain...” by Helen Karas

Submitted to Contest #181

She knew she could do it. But she stayed still. She was going to do it. But she idled. She told herself she would. But she lay there, unmoving. Failure was upon her, around her, behind her. It consumed her grades and goals like a great black fog. But she knew no sun, no medication could destroy its dictatorship. She had to do something to save her future. But the only thing she could do was lay on her bed and sob. She knew she had the potential to complete the assigned work, but her own mind locked her in a straightjacket. It was a traitor...

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Author bio

Hii! :) I'm a certified overthinker, an aspiring comedian and/or writer, and I want to improve in every aspect of my life!