Katrina Pierce

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“King of Stupidity” by Katrina Pierce

Submitted to Contest #228

This might be the stupidest thing investigative journalist Cynthia Cline has ever done for a story, and she’s done a lot of stupid shit over the course of her career. She’s no stranger to putting her life in danger to reveal the truths that her watchdog journalism unveils. Employed by a rather small-town newspaper, she’s somehow become the unsung hero of their investigative department. Always running straight into fires without an exit plan, Cynthia has been crowned the King of Stupidity by her grouchy – and honestly resentful – boss...

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“Soul Food” by Katrina Pierce

Submitted to Contest #228

Serena has absolutely no idea where she is. One minute she’s stepping off the steps of the South Boston train station, her canvas bag containing a few well-read novels over her shoulder and her rolled-up umbrella in hand. The next minute she’s being swept up in a larger-than-life crowd of people that was not a part of the regular bustle of travelers leaving the station like she had assumed. Now, she’s in the middle of a random street food market, lost and directionless. Despite traveling into the city twice a week for the last several mo...

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Author bio

Just a writer plunking around with some short stories in between writing my first novel.