Kai Dao

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

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“Sleeping through” by Kai Dao

Submitted to Contest #243

Zahng shades his eyes against the sun reflecting off the ice and bounces the backpack against his back. He readjusts his grip on the sled’s reins. On the sled sits his husband, bundled under his favourite fur-lined blanket. The walk across the frozen lake from the mainland is long, but the ice isn’t thick enough for an ATV.“I can see the cabin from here!” Zahng turns his head to speak to Jax. “You still awake back there?”He isn’t surprised when there’s no answer. Just in case, he listens, hoping Jax is not in full Hibernation. Jax spends eno...

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“Lucky Strikes” by Kai Dao

Submitted to Contest #101

  TW: alcoholism, substance abuse Spirytus Vodka   Lucky didn’t often drink. She drank only once a year for only one reason. The first few years after her sister’s death she drank alone. Her brothers and sister, they weren’t family. Not really. They were strangers, a group of orphans thrown together by chance. But not Lucky and her twin. They always had each other. They grew up together. She tipped the nearly empty glass around on its edges, eyes hooded as the weak pot lamp’s light bounces off the glass’s many angled facades. In ea...

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Author bio

I would characterize my creative style as people-first. I often find myself writing long pieces with an overarching storyline with close attention to dialogue, character development, and imagining all the ways I can surprise and satisfy audiences with well thought out plot twists. My brain naturally divides stories into sections, similar to chapters and episodes, where each section builds upon the one before it, deepening the overall story and giving audiences the ability to examine my story at different angles.