Kiersten Elin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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“The Storm God and the Conch Shell” by Kiersten Elin

Submitted to Contest #83

The summer sun seared the pavement, causing waves to rise up from its surface. The temperature on the dash read 96, but the wind roaring through the open car windows and beach sand still sticking to my ankles seemed to say that heat could actually be beat. Just a few moments earlier I had been pulling out of Abby’s beach house driveway. All day I'd been with her and a handful of other friends hiding away on her private stretch of beach. Together, we’d played games, waded, sunbathed, and walked, thoroughly enjoying the sun while avoidi...

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“"I ain't gonna let ya"” by Kiersten Elin

Submitted to Contest #60

The Dead groaned loudly and banged against the glass doors at the sight of us. The murky glass kept me from seeing past the first 2 rows of Dead, and those alone would be more than we’d ever faced in the past year that we’d fought together. Was he as nervous as I? I decided I didn’t want to know. If he was nervous then that meant things were really bad. Maybe he could see my heart pounding against my ribs or my stiff legs as I walked closer to the doors, but when I looked back at him he gave me a reassuring nod. Right. We could do this. The ...

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