K Quinn Van Develde

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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“Hand-Me-Down” by K Quinn Van Develde

Submitted to Contest #256

You’ve trained all your life for this, you’ll be fine. That’s what everyone told her after they learned the first team failed. But, sitting by her father’s bedside, she couldn’t help but think they were wrong. After all, he’d also prepared his whole life and yet here he was, nearly dead, one of two to survive. And he’d trained her, so how could she do any better? Ellie stood, looking at Maksim’s lifeless body, the rise and fall of his chest only visible because she’d been staring at him for so long. “How could you lose?” She aske...

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“Hazy Memories and Cold Streams” by K Quinn Van Develde

Submitted to Contest #214

Everyone has moments in their lives where things change. For Elijah, a lot of those changes happened in summer. Maybe it was because his birthday fell at the end of August. Maybe it was because he’d never been a big fan of summer. Probably, it was just a coincidence. The summer he turned ten had been one such change—a turning point, really. At nine, he’d seen himself as more mature than the other kids his age, but really he was just shy and content with spending time alone. He liked to read and paint. He didn’t like talking to other ki...

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