Karen Derenbecker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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“Life Can Be Rough” by Karen Derenbecker

Submitted to Contest #202

Life Can Be Rough by Karen Derenbecker This addresses unseen abuse where there is no physical evidence.  It was late. The taxicab at the airport won. There would be no Uber or Lift today. Ally wanted a piece of what used to be. The driver placed her luggage in the trunk as she waited outside the cab. She entered the car after him, nearly forgetting to give him an address. She did so...

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“Coming to Peace” by Karen Derenbecker

Submitted to Contest #201

Coming to Peace by Karen Derenbecker      Slavka (name meaning “she who achieved greatness”) was just a teenager when the time came that she had to secretly leave her beloved city of Prague and her much cherished mother, father, and brother behind for her safety. She had grown up with Hitler’s Nazi occupation from the age of si...

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I am a writer here to explore the intricacies of what strikes a reader then carries them along to a desired completion of the written work before them.