Kelly Zimmer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

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“The Crooked Man of Moss Woods” by Kelly Zimmer

Submitted to Contest #16

“Grab that blanket, Chloe.” “No way, everyone will know what we’re doing.” “You think they’re not going to figure it out?” Brian shouldered his black backpack and trotted off toward the field. I laughed, snatched the plaid blanket off the back seat of Brian’s Toyota, and jogged to catch up. Behind us, the annual fall festival was in full swing under a glorious November sky. Carousel music competed with the guitars of a local band. The chaotic disharmony was punctuated with the roar of carnival rides and childish squeals of fear and joy. My i...

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“New Tricks” by Kelly Zimmer

Submitted to Contest #15

I was perfectly capable, even at age seventy, to drive long distances. Still, Larry wasn’t comfortable with me at the wheel, so I taught myself to knit. It was a twenty-one-hundred-mile drive to our grandson’s house in Tucson. Larry and I had no more problems than you’d expect a couple to have after fifty years of marriage. Still, eight consecutive days and nights on the road would test any relationship. We brought recorded books and music to fill the long hours, and undoubtedly, we’d chat, but when Larry needed to focus on his driving, I’d ...

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Author bio

Kelly Zimmer is a refugee from the corporate world who enjoys crafting thrilling stories set in ordinary worlds of everyday magic and mystery. Kelly's two novels, The Magic in Me and Dying to Return, are available on Amazon.