Kelly Sibley

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

Stories (19)

19 Stories

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“The Delights of Abalone by a Hater of Seafood” by Kelly Sibley

Submitted to Contest #164

On a hot summer’s night, have you ever eaten scallops seasoned with sliced garlic, salt and pepper cooked in their shell on a BBQ whilst sitting under a silver starlight night surrounded by family?  Or maybe abalone, beaten to an inch of its life and quickly seared then smeared with a mild chilli-oil? What about crayfish cut in half, grilled and drizzled with a hollandaise sauce? Or even calamari and octopus cooked with flash heat and then doused in a blue cheese mayonnaise? What about blue crab boiled and cracked open with a nutcrack...

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“Snow White and her Prince's "Accidental" Death!” by Kelly Sibley

Submitted to Contest #163

In the dining hall, silence consumed everyone’s breath before a resonating yell broke the spell.“You did what?”“Well, I didn’t mean to!”Six of the dumbfound dinner guests quietly put their knives and forks down, hoping in doing so the waters would be calm enough, at some point soon, for their dinner to continue.Grumpy’s eyebrows knitted together as Snow White sat nervously at the head of the table, smiling as best she could, considering the circumstances.The knife and fork, which the angry miner held, strained under his tight grip. “You’re t...

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“The Vampire and the Werewolf” by Kelly Sibley

Submitted to Contest #161

Finally, Zorro Lobo managed to get his hair slicked into the right style; his reflection smiled appreciatively back. “Rock’n’roll” was said with devotion as Zorro took in his magnificence.  His brand new, straight-out-of-the-box blue swede shoes screamed cool, as did his black pinstriped pants; the black short-sleeved shirt with an up-turned collar just finished everything off nicely, and after a week of practice, he’d gotten the lip curl down pat as well.  An attitude of rebel cool screamed out from his full-length mirror.&nbs...

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“Bone Valley Dragons” by Kelly Sibley

Submitted to Contest #160

Kettle screamed its readiness. Without much fanfare, its silver whistle flipped off as the old black cast-iron kettle moved itself onto the cool wooden chopping block by the hob side.  Mother Harper always enjoyed the late afternoon. “That’s enough, Pug; you can take a breather.” She especially enjoyed it when everyone wasn’t doing dumb stuff that would end up in a trip to her hospital. Sometimes the population of Bone Valley used their brains instead of splashing them about. Pug, the smallish dark green dragon who lived below the w...

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Author bio

I have a dark sense of humour which pervades most of what I write. I’m dyslexic… which pervades most of what I write. I love an accidental hero!

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #181
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