Kayla Wikaryasz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Forbidden Knowlege” by Kayla Wikaryasz

Submitted to Contest #247

(CW: Story contains allusions to the Salem Witch Trials; death; religious trauma; and the incorrect usage of "Indian" when referring to "Native Americans;" hinted to racism towards Native peoples.) She hid the leather bound book in the corner of her room where the floorboards were loose, where she could pry them up with ease to reveal the secret hiding spot. Where she kept the forbidden knowledge away from her mother, father, and sister, Lucy. It was knowledge that her world, the world upon the banks of the Salem Port, feared. Still, the for...

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“The Magician's Daughter ” by Kayla Wikaryasz

Submitted to Contest #239

(CW: Mention of death, without graphic details.) Nahmeda lived peacefully in the untamed wilderness of Yrlyria for her entire life. At eighty, Nahmeda was considered quite the catch for young elven bachelors of yrlyria. Though her village was located far from Elma Asradi, the nearest major city in the kingdom, elven men sought out Nahmeda instead of traveling to secure a wife. Men often passed up younger elven women for wives (of whom were in their fifties and sixties) just for a chance at claiming the hand of a Magician’s daughter. ...

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“Where is the Green Temple? ” by Kayla Wikaryasz

Submitted to Contest #238

The brochure’s glossy texture had implied that the retreat was one of utmost professionalism. Their mission statement, “Those who come with loud minds, leave with quiet voices,” led Rain to believe that she was embarking on a week-long journey that would fix all of her problems. Subsequently, Rain used an entire paycheck, from Georgie’s Deli, to pay for the week-long retreat at the Green Temple, a thirty minute drive from the Everglade National Park. She did so, to remedy some ill facet of herself that had always been a hindrance to her self...

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“Anonymous Artists ” by Kayla Wikaryasz

Submitted to Contest #237

Everest was named after a mountain, but had never climbed one. Her parents named her such, thinking that she would become a great climber of high altitudes, but to their dismay, she merely became a hopeless romantic with a great addiction for lovesickness. Everest got a degree in computer science, but made a living making commentary videos on pop culture. She didn’t really care about the things she talked about, but rather, she liked to argue and hear herself sound intelligent about things that didn’t require her to be technically learned a...

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