Kandi Zeller

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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“The Keeper of the Hoard” by Kandi Zeller

Submitted to Contest #185

TW: violence, war, threats, grief A dragon’s hoard—the stuff of legends and lore.  I, Calamint, a dragon myself, inherited just such a hoard. I remember the first time my mother and father showed it to me. Deep in a hidden cave, through a forest protected by other fire-breathers my herd employed.  And once inside that alcove of treasure? Glittering disks with odd carvings. Sparkling stones unlike any I’d seen on our mountain. Oddly shaped images—carved in wood or stones or woven on tapestries.  “All this is your inherit...

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“In the Shadow of the Oak Tree” by Kandi Zeller

Submitted to Contest #184

TW: sexual assault, mental health, religious trauma, homophobia “Houston, we have a problem!” I roll my eyes at my brother Matthew, who sits across the table from me. Maybe he’s spent too many hours watching Apollo 13, the most scandalous movie in our family’s small collection of approved DVDs, which also includes an unexpectedly sizable collection of classic sci-fi movies. “You know that phrase is so cliché,” I say. Matthew huffs in response. Though the noise sounds different from his usual sibling-rivalry sigh—a strange amalgamation ...

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