K.M. Kinley

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2021

Stories (2)

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“The Basement Has Mold” by K.M. Kinley

Submitted to Contest #107

[TW for body horror] The basement has mold. The first time she hears those words, Alice is five years old. Her hand rests on the old brass doorknob of the basement’s gritty oaken frame and she pouts when twisting her wrist does not budge the lock that holds it in place. Her father’s hand rests on her shoulder in a grip much tighter than one holding a five-year-old should use and he pulls her away from it. Alice remembers the way her hand slips from the door, her palms slick with sweat from the tightness of a grip she does not realize th...

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“Through a New Lense” by K.M. Kinley

Submitted to Contest #106

Slap! Michi threw another clump of clay onto the growing amalgamation in front of him. He reached outwards to gather some of the material between warm fingertips and pulled it along the wires that jutted at various angles. From a distance, the skeletal structure looked vaguely humoresque in form. Twisting limbs bent themselves backwards at an uncomfortable angle while the ‘s’ curve of the body itself warped in a way that looked equally as discomforting. It was the shape of a human form that was too contorted to be natural. It was the bend ...

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Author bio

An amateur writer from the good ol' West Coast hoping to improve their writing and maybe publish something one day!