Karen Cooks

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

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“Fairmont Rising” by Karen Cooks

Submitted to Contest #205

The faint scent of damp earth and stone mixes with the smell of lilies and wild sweetgrass, a familiar scent she’s come to associate with the full moon now, the memory of past rites and gatherings etched and interwoven carefully into her memory. Tonight however, the smell of the cool night air is coupled with the faint, briny scent of an incoming storm, and the sharp, coppery taste of lightning brewing in the sky overhead. Anyone else might be concerned that they could taste t...

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“War on Hecate” by Karen Cooks

Submitted to Contest #15

"Again." It was the fifth time today she'd tried- and failed- at the simple task of igniting a single candle with her magic. It was a Saturday, just on the edge of Autumn- the air still comfortably warm for most of the day, though with the faintest hint of a chill rising during the nights, when the sun fell slowly behind the horizon, and the stars and moon seemed to reveal themselves as if to welcome the oncoming change in the seasons. The house was still today- none of the typical musical notes coming from the small keyboard in the corner ...

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