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Katherine Walker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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Listening to Pets

Katherine Walker

Submitted to Contest #280

Yippee, it’s time to play Ugh! This belly is so bouncy I like jumping on here. Wow, look at that big fat toe move when I bounce. Shh Mama is sleeping. Hey come over here and look out this window.  Let me grab this first. Leave my tail alone. Not your tail, this toe. It is wiggling and calling to me. Oh look there is a deer in the yard. We should let the neighborhood know.  I said leave my tail alone. But the toe disappeared.  Good morning neighborhood. We have a visitor here today.  Here comes Beau, he’ll make sure the de...

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Nylla and Derek - The Mermaid's Tear

Katherine Walker

Submitted to Contest #279

Nylla has long brown hair, suntanned face, torso, and arms. But from the waist down she had green and blue scales covering a serpent’s tail. She was a mutant and an outcast from the village. Her parents abandoned her when they saw her at birth.  Nylla was fed by sea gulls until she was old enough to hunt for herself. The birds brought her pointed sticks to use as spears for catching fish. They led Nylla to Bashelor Creek, a narrow tributary that eventually fed into the sea.  The fish in the creek were small and quick; darting throu...

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The Sparrow's Friend

Katherine Walker

Submitted to Contest #277

"Come, Gather around all my friends." Called out the little brown and gray bird. "Listen to my tale of woe in honor of my lost friend." All sorts of birds flocked to where the sparrow sat on the bird bath. Robins with their bright red breasts stopped pulling up worms from the ground. Blue and gray jays perched on the high wires above the bird bath. Brown and red cardinals strolled through the crowd of birds pecking at the grass. A noisy woodpecker paused its grub-hunting tapping. Chickadees behind their masks joined with all the other flock...

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The Forgotten Pantry Door

Katherine Walker

Submitted to Contest #275

Lizzie headed down the basement steps. During hot summer days the damp cool basement was refreshing, especially the pantry of canned goods. Lizzie often took a doll with her but this day she was alone.  The only light in the basement was streaming in through the windows. It danced along the floor and swirls of dust arose behind the girl’s skips. She paused halfway across the room and stared at the workbench ladened with wood crafting tools and a variety of jars full of nails and screws. She wondered what all the tools were for.  Li...

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The Shimmery Translucent Steps

Katherine Walker

Submitted to Contest #274

The foot traffic in the mall was heavy with the holidays right around the corner. Santa’s Coming to Town could be heard through the mall speakers. Store windows were frosted with snowflakes to highlight suitable presents for under trees. Sara assuredly strolled past the clothing, jewelry, and shoe stores while swinging her purchases with each step. The remainder of this shopping trip was all about books now. And the store she wanted was on the lower level.Sara ticked off gift ideas in her head while she strolled along the concourse. Occasion...

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