Katie Morgan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

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“Out of Orbit” by Katie Morgan

Submitted to Contest #99

“Traditions are important. We’ll need them for our kids someday.”You said as we sat on the edge of the lake, water bubbling over my naked toes, sun peaking over the edge of the mountains.I laughed, trying to hide my elation and hear it for the joke it was.“Isn’t it a little early to be thinking about kids?”“Life’s short, why wait?” you said, as nonchalant as if you were asking me to give you a sip of my water, instead of the thing I'd always simultaneously ached for and feared. You had a habit of that—knowing my deepest heart and making my e...

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“This Side of the Cosmos” by Katie Morgan

Submitted to Contest #98

A red eye. A bus ride. An endless sea of people on their way to their daily routines. I watch a woman out of the corner of my eye, her hand shakes as she holds out a rusted tin can with holes in the bottom. I pretend not to notice her as I keep up my pace.I can’t help but feel that that woman is just like me: holding out a soul riddled with holes, begging for someone to give me something that would slip right through the cracks. I get on the train just as the doors are sliding shut, shoving my way through people, crinkling my nose against th...

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Author bio

Adventure enthusiast and aspiring world changer, currently residing in Hawaii. I'm a multi-faceted creative: writer, painter, and designer. Basically if it's creative, I love it. I also am always trying to get better, so please feel free to critique :)