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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2021
Submitted to Contest #290
Love is a plague. A sickness. A violent, clawing hunger that once turned the world into ash.That’s what they teach us.And I believe them. Because I have seen the ruins.The Old Cities stand like broken ribs against the sky, jagged and hollow, choked with vines and dust. Shadows prowl those streets, but they are not ghosts. Ghosts are memories. Shadows are what’s left when something is scraped clean.They tell us the cure was simple: cut out the infection at its root.No bonds. No devotion. No “I miss you” or “I need you” or “stay.” No hands bru...
Submitted to Contest #289
(Trigger Warning: This story contains themes of psychological horror, isolation, grief, distorted reality, and a depiction of a character's emotional distress and unraveling perception of reality. Reader discretion is advised.)Elysse had always been told that her mother had left.She was told that the house, the one with the peeling wallpaper and the smell of rotting wood, was the last place her mother had been. But it wasn’t until Elysse was older—when the grief became a suffocating blanket—that she stopped asking why her mother had left. Sh...
Submitted to Contest #263
In the heart of the ancient kingdom of Aldoria, where magic flowed as freely as the rivers and the skies were painted with the hues of enchantment, there lived a young woman named Lysandra. Born to a humble family of herbalists, Lysandra was a beacon of innocence and potential, possessing an innate talent for magic that surpassed even the most skilled sorcerers of her time. Her emerald eyes sparkled with the promise of greatness, and her raven-black hair flowed like shadows. From a young age, Lysandra was drawn to the forbidden arts, the dar...
Submitted to Contest #259
The residents lived a quiet routine in the quaint town of Willow Creek, nestled between rolling hills and dense forests. The influential Hawthorne family dominated the city, and their wealth and power had shaped Willow Creek for generations. Yet, beneath their polished exterior lay a dark secret, a mystery that no one dared to discuss, shrouded in the whispers of the townsfolk.One crisp autumn morning, a stranger arrived in town. Alex Carter, a journalist with a reputation for uncovering hidden truths, had heard whispers of the Hawthorne fam...
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