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Karen Osborne

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2025

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Will Rose

Submitted to Contest #318

Willa Rose by Karen E. Osborne Often, I wake with a familiar ache. I stay in bed, willing my grief away. Today, it lingered through breakfast, but no longer. My commute seemed lighter, and my mood more hopeful. Perhaps that’s why I noticed her. I stopped, trying to appear as if I were searching for something or somebody. My gaze swept past her and back. A tan suit fit around curves, but not too tight. A ponytail, brown with copper streaks, swayed as she walked along the boulevard on the other side of the street. She appeared… Willa’s voice ...

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