Kaitlyn Stadler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2024

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Veils of December” by Kaitlyn Stadler

Submitted to Contest #284

For a moment, the Christmas Eve atmosphere felt tangible. It enveloped Mia with an ineffable coldness, lingering in her softly flowing veins and biting lightly at her quivering bones. Soft, dull kisses of falling snowflakes settled in Mia’s brunette hair. She stood clothed only in a knit sweater, blue jeans, and tattered checkered Vans. The streets were pale, anticipating light foot traffic as families gathered in warm brick houses for the holidays.From across the street, she watched her middle-aged father take a drag from his Camel cigarett...

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“Embers of Discontent ” by Kaitlyn Stadler

Submitted to Contest #281

Joshua was a contradiction; his ailment being the constant failure to unconditionally love his wife during her recovery from pregnancy. The 32 weeks leading up to the preterm birth of his surprisingly healthy baby, Ethan, were a long, faithless journey. Although it had been difficult to watch his wife convert into a stranger, he still hoped that this newfound uneasiness would settle like the wind lost in a valley and that the life of a loving family would truly begin.Bethany, his wife, sat in the passenger seat of the 2002 rusted Jeep Libert...

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I like scary stories