Kaia Meredith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The Hero” by Kaia Meredith

Submitted to Contest #127

The chain had finally broken. Snapped right apart and smashed her sign on the ground. It would have been surprising–by all means, it should have been surprising. The old rickety thing had been swinging on one chain for years and it damn well should have been swinging for many more. After all her foiled, painful attempts to fix the thing, it deserved it. Yet there it was, her namesake, shattered on the ground. The vexatious purple letters of Fortune Teller mocking her from the splinters. A piqued smirk curled a...

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“Old Bones by a Yew ” by Kaia Meredith

Submitted to Contest #117

I like to think of my untimely demise as murder. If only because it made my story sound more epic. An unnatural culling told better than the story of a poor, unsuspecting fool struck down by a rogue arrow. Arrows, as far as I’m concerned, are not a naturally occurring phenomenon. Regardless, the tiny spear entered the left side of my head and exited the other. I can’t necessarily recall if I screamed in pain or if I futilely attempted to stop the bleeding. (These sudden lapses of memory have become rather common lately. I can’t help b...

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“Rover” by Kaia Meredith

Submitted to Contest #92

-First Log of Day 202,777,575- During the month of May, the sun rises at approximately 5:28 AM. It begins as a hazy smudge of molten orange and gradually bathes the world in a sharp luminescence as the hour spans on. I’ve noticed that the sun has come to arrive much earlier now than in the winter months. If I was younger I might have pursued this phenomenon with a more able-bodied enthusiasm. Although my outward appearance has remained unchanging, my once smooth joints have become sluggish and spasmodic. The sunlight has begun to lack that w...

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Author bio

My name is Kaia! I greedily enjoy dark fantasy and the begrudged appeal of sci-fi. I like to add a little twinge of humor into my stories whenever I can! I hope you enjoy!