Kelly Grabovac

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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“SHIFT OF FATE” by Kelly Grabovac

Submitted to Contest #240

The crisp autumn breeze caressed her cheeks. The hair that had fallen over her eyes swept back, along with the loose leaves of the tree in which she was residing. The lit torches on the stone wall flickered at the sudden gust. She felt her heart stop, her stomach drop to her aching feet. “No,” she whispered, horror crashing through her. The wind gusted again, harder, the scant clouds above beginning to move faster across the night sky. Panic crashing into her, she watched the guards on the wall. They did not seem to notice the shift in t...

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“THE HOMEBODY'S CURSE” by Kelly Grabovac

Submitted to Contest #239

I shifted the pack on my back, searching for some reprieve from the heavy load. The blisters on my toes throbbed within the worn leather of my boots. My long hair whipped in the strong wind. The village ahead bustled with activity—farmers leading their flocks back into their pens, wrinkled hands pulling laundry off the clothes line, mothers calling their children inside as the sun’s last rays filtered through the clouds. I aimed my cramping legs towards the saloon, smoothing down the bangs that covered my forehead. The men smoking on the p...

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