Kathryn Menefee

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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“Strange Kindness” by Kathryn Menefee

Submitted to Contest #207

Lina could have just left town. Plenty of people were doing that these days: D.C. felt like a particularly dangerous place to be, even if Lina wasn’t sure anywhere else was better. No one had heard from Estelle in months and several of Lina's co-workers’ desks had been empty for twice as long—though, Lina supposed those could have been forced disappearances as easily as willing. (At least their bodies hadn't been discovered yet, eyes open in horror beneath concave foreheads.)Regardless Mallory would’ve understood if Lina had simply...

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“Career Decisions” by Kathryn Menefee

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #203

“God, that one exam,” Jennifer said. “She kept me on the phone for hours. It was something about court procedures…?”Samantha laughed. “Evidence. She called me about that too.”  “Yes!  She was certain she was going to fail that one. And of course, if she failed that one, she was going to fail out of school entirely, have to move back home—” “Yep.” “And I told her—I told her, ‘Amy, you’ve never failed an exam in your life. You’ve never even gotten below a B plus in your life—’” “‘But law school is d...

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Author bio

I'm always writing something but rarely finishing anything, so excited to try out the built-in deadlines here! I'm a movie person, cat owner, and a tax policy lawyer (tax the rich)

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #203
Career Decisions – read story