K. Apple

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Misfit Ticket” by K. Apple

Submitted to Contest #47

Your thick fingers, grimy, offer up a first class ticket. She’s offended, that ticket taking lady. The dirt stands out, especially on this train. Your hands got character though, right?There’s no sonofabitch with more character than you, friend.You do the world a great favor when you plop down and stick your feet up on the facing suede seat. You don’t run to the toilet to wash. You let the dirt ride. Devas love that, sprites adore that. Self-doubt makes the world cringe.In Italy they’d arrest you for putting you...

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“Chair Found on the Planet Vextar” by K. Apple

Submitted to Contest #26

Make no mistake about Bethelda, though she’s five years old. If anyone dares to misjudge or overlook creatures like her, God help them then.Go ahead. Look at her. The curling brown hair, the scrutinizing eyes. The make-believe ballet executed with authority. The rumba, punctuated here and there by her fierce roar. That night at dinner you could see her stiff lips when they told her to shut up. “I could kill,” she muttered under her five-year-old’s breath.She wanted to discuss the artfully seasoned string beans. It wasn’t case law, but Bethel...

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