Kajsa Ohman

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2023

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“SHHH!” by Kajsa Ohman

Submitted to Contest #238

Warning: the F word will probably appear more than once. SHH! The first thing Mark said at the Silent Retreat, to the stacked young blond behind the reception desk, was, “Hey there! Sounds like we’re in the right place, eh?” He said it because the office felt like a tomb, chill with the total absence of TV or background music. The bl...

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“KILLER IN THE WILLOWS” by Kajsa Ohman

🏆 Winner of Contest #235

KILLER IN THE WILLOWSJust do it, so the T-shirts say. Just pick up the gun, pull the trigger—but maybe aim first, aim at the upper sternum and then pull the trigger, congratulating yourself that at last, in your long, passive life, you have shot somebody dead. So she did, and thus she became a murderer. She slipped through the night after that and disappeared into the willows to wash off any blood that spattered onto her clothing. The willows were thickl...

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“HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU” by Kajsa Ohman

Submitted to Contest #199

Those sensitive to sex may look for it here. HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU The countertop is ancient tile—green and cream, chipped; there’s a lot of cups of coffee have sat here before mine. That wall clock says 11:45, presumably P.M. since the sky out the window is as dark as the streetlights ...

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“'ICKY MADE ME DO IT'” by Kajsa Ohman

Submitted to Contest #197

“ICKY MADE ME DO IT” When Danny saw the starburst of forks strewn across the floor, he mumbled, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.” And knew he was lying. Of course he had meant to. How could you accidentally knock over a heavy metal container with a cast-iron bottom? But the truth—Icky made me do it—was one truth he was never going to tell. “That was...

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“'GOOD LOVE'” by Kajsa Ohman

Submitted to Contest #196

‘GOOD LOVE’ Dear BFF, you wouldn’t believe who I met last night! Walking toward me, under the streetlights…he’d just finished buttoning something into his shirt pocket and was getting ready to glance back up. Our eyes met; our footsteps slowed. The mutual recognition was as instantaneous as two particles. Our grasp of its significance took a little longer. Okay, he...

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“WE ARE THE FOUNDATION” by Kajsa Ohman

Submitted to Contest #195

(Warning: asterisks, pronouns, and possibly-offensive cheap shots.) I dedicate this to the 'Little People' who work backstage behind every great show. WE ARE THE FOUNDATION “Houston, we have a problem,” said Jerry, the gofer. Jerry’s face was pasty, with a slick overlay of sweat, and his eyes protruded like blue marbles. The gofer wasn’t us...

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Contest #235

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