Kailey Blount

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2021

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2 Stories

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“Cheap Wine and Woodchips” by Kailey Blount

Submitted to Contest #270

The chicken nuggets simmer beneath the microwave light. I watch as candle wax drips onto the countertop in a mind-numbing descent, illuminating the kitchen in shadows. Beth perches on the head of Dad’s recliner, rocking back and forth til the sun sets and all she can see is her own reflection staring back at her. The microwave beeps slicing through the news anchor on the TV. “Dinner!” I call. “Turn of the tv...

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“Homesick ” by Kailey Blount

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #235

The cheapest urn cost a hundred dollars, so the mortician packs the ashes in a plastic bag and staples his business card to the front. Hold your loved ones close, it reads in blotched black ink. “In case you change your mind. My number’s on the back.” He dropped his yellow-toothed salesman smile a while ago. Right after he realized I couldn’t afford any of the empty metallic boxes standing on the shelf behind him like gentrified government buildings on a new Freedom City side street. He shoves the bag across the warped countertop tow...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #235

Homesick – read story