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Kimberley Connor

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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Ley Fever

Kimberley Connor

Submitted to Contest #296

Tak filled the bucket with cold well water. Lu’s recovery process was just getting started. Things were going to get much worse before they got better. He rushed back to the cottage, hoping Lu had the sense to stay in bed. “Tak!” shouted Lu. “Right here,” said Tak, as he rushed in, trying to catch his breath and slopping some water over the rim of the bucket, after setting it down too quickly. “Lie down. Please!” “I’m going to be fine,” said Lu, trying to sit up. She clapped her hand to her forehead and dropped back onto the bed. “Ley fe...

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Can You Believe That?

Kimberley Connor

Submitted to Contest #294

“Can you believe that?” asked Mike, as he pulled away from the curb.“What?” asked Stephanie.“Bob tried to tell me I shouldn’t drive home,” answered Mike. He snorted. “Like I can’t handle my liquor!”“I don’t think it’s the booze,” said Stephanie. “We’ve been partying all night. Michelle didn’t want us to drive home either. She offered us their spare room.”“The guys are coming over to watch the game,” said Mike. “It’s a four-hour drive. I’m gonna’ need at least a short nap before they arrive. Hey! Can you pass me a beer? They’re behind your se...

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The Magenta Treaty

Kimberley Connor

Submitted to Contest #292

Darius knew from experience that being an undersized dragon was slightly embarrassing and usually inconvenient when in the company of other dragons. However, it often helped to put humans at ease. Well, not at ease per se, but it led them to believe they might have a fighting chance. Which in turn meant that they didn’t run, faint, or in extreme cases, fall on their swords, to avoid an unpleasant death when they saw him coming – most of the time. Hence, Darius’ appointment as the dragon queen’s ambassador to the human realm. Needless to say,...

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The Ring of Truth

Kimberley Connor

Submitted to Contest #291

“How have you been, Brittany?” Joy asked as she closed her office door. “Still trying to get back to normal,” answered Britt. She hadn’t seen Joy, her grief counselor, in several weeks but she had known that she would need to today. “I’ve been back to work for almost six months, but you already know that. Things are going well.” “I sense a ‘but’,” prompted Joy, after a prolonged pause. “Yes,” agreed Britt, her voice shaking slightly. “I feel like I’ve reached an impasse.” “An impasse?” asked Joy. “Yes.” “In what way?” Britt hesitated....

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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned

Kimberley Connor

Submitted to Contest #288

Persephone stood on the deck of the Boetheia and stared with baleful eyes at the island realm. There were limits to the amount of infidelity and humiliation one could be expected to bear. Hades had one more conquest to add to his list of infidelities. Admittedly, her husband was not as unfaithful a spouse as her father, but it was still too much. Her daughters were waiting to join their powers with hers, each on their own boat; Alecto in the north, Magaera in the west, and Tisiphone in the south. It was almost poetic; the Erinyes – endless a...

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Fire & Water

Kimberley Connor

Submitted to Contest #263

Lu paced across the floor of her room. There was no doubt she would pass tonight’s Final Trials, but would she rank First Mage? Either way, tomorrow she would be finished at the Middington Academy of Magic, and never have to suffer Endora’s cruel bullying again. The only downside to not becoming First Mage tonight was that Endora would, if she herself did not. That would just be wrong. Bullying aside, they vied for first place in everything. It wa...

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Accidental Staycation

Kimberley Connor

Submitted to Contest #262

It was my first ever paid vacation. Day one started with a list of my grandparents’ house plants, garden tasks, and poodle related chores. Sparkle snuffled her encouragement as my grandmother highlighted the items she deemed most important. Care of their home and Sparkle would be punctuated by short day trips to local parks and hiking trails. Unbeknownst to me, my plans for the remainder of the week would be derailed in a few short hours. After wishing my grandparents a safe trip, I reminded myself that my vacations woul...

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Phaedric's Legacy

Kimberley Connor

Submitted to Contest #260

Phaedric’s Legacy Nan was looking forward to my apprenticeship and I was excited about starting. I didn’t think of my grandmother as old, but rather ageless. She was certainly not young, but neither was she wrinkled or frail. Even so, she claimed she needed to pass on her secrets before the grave stole them away. No one expected her to be leaving us any time soon, but the world was an uncertain place and tomorrow was not guaranteed. Besides, if I was t...

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