Kaitlin Schneider

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“A Spontaneous Overflow of Emotion” by Kaitlin Schneider

Submitted to Contest #51

"What was it that William Wordsworth once said? 'A spontaneous overflow of emotion, recollected in tranquility?'" She asked, turning to face me. “This feels kind of like that, doesn’t it?” “Dee, enough. You’ve been going on about memory and recollection the whole ride here. It’s getting old. Besides, it doesn’t even apply here.” I peered up at the antiquated white house, the clapboard siding peeling with age. The navy-blue shutters had long since faded past, outside of their prime. They didn’t look anything like they did when I came her...

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“The Perfect Mess” by Kaitlin Schneider

Submitted to Contest #50

June 7thDear Diary, Tonight, I dove back into the dating game for the first time in years, and I have to say, it went great! I’m not sure why I was so nervous, considering it’s so easy to talk to him. Well, I should say text. Maybe that’s why I got so nervous when we met for our first real date tonight. Maybe that’s why I spilled the mint ice cream all over the front of my shorts as we sat down at our table outside the Baskin-Robbins. God, that was so embarrassing! We’d known each other for all of 10 minutes, and I go and do a stupid thing l...

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“Enhanced & Empowered” by Kaitlin Schneider

Submitted to Contest #48

“Oh my, that’s adorable,” Someone sneered from behind her, followed by a chorus of cackling.Stacey Ryker didn’t look up from her notebook and continued drawing.The girls kept on. “You do realize, to be in the League, you have to actually have superpowers.”Still ignoring them, Stacey continued to sketch a superhero that looked remarkably like herself.She was poised for a classic superhero landing, with perfect features—no ridiculous proportions of a wasp waist or buxom breasts. Completely, totally real. Just like the City’s own League of Hero...

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Full-time marketer by day, dreamer of impossible dreams by night. Aspiring novelist just looking to play with words here. And join a community of fellow word nerds.