Katie Bengtson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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“Marked Safe” by Katie Bengtson

I sit down to lunch with a group of friends from work and the conversation begins its usual cycle. I am a first grade teacher so my peers favorite thing to do is complain. I actually like my job. I even like the principal and think he does a great job. I find the grumpy administrative assistant endearing and I don’t think the food is that bad. But, I never say that. I am young and new to the school so my opinions wouldn’t be appreciated. I sit and listen quietly eating my ‘preppy’ food as they babble around me. If they ask my opinion, I...

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“Nightmare of Reality” by Katie Bengtson

Submitted to Contest #149

 The hanging incandescent bulb above him flickered. Once again, he awoke - his neck stiff from his head hanging heavy on his breast. His wrists chafed behind him, and he tasted blood in his dry mouth. His stomach ached, and his hands shook with hunger.  As if the creature could sense him stirring, the stench of the Ballakk filled Tolun’s nostrils. He heard the slithering gimped gait of his captor coming towards him, and his body trembled with a mixture of hatred and terror.  “Gooood morrrrnnning,” a thick, deep voice rumbl...

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Author bio

I am a wife, a teacher, and a story teller at heart! There is never not a story or narration of dialogue going on inside my head! My audience is usually 5-7 year olds, so I am excited to start writing alongside my peers!