Kimberly Close

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

Stories (3)

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“At Least They Have Good Taste” by Kimberly Close

That wasn’t where she’d set it.No, she was certain. Her mug had been on the dining room table, left to cool for a moment while she completed a few quick tasks, not empty beside the sink. Had she been the one to move it, she would have taken the brief time needed to wash it, as was proper. Not leave it to dry, for the leaves to crust and curl to the bottom.And yesterday, Cora had lain her cardigan over the back of the couch only to find it hours later stuffed in the hamper.For years it had happened, with rarely a quiet...

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“Reaper and the Moon” by Kimberly Close

Content Warning: Car accident and DeathTwo things in life remained certain- the inevitability of death and the peaceful falling of night.Scott sat among the evergreen, listening to the stray cars pass on the highway as he looked up to the moon. It was the time of night when traffic was nearly nonexistent. A few long-haul semis and the occasional car humming by. Not the car he was waiting for though. Not yet.He could feel it getting closer. A sort of soft buzz in his blood told him that the SUV neared, and w...

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“Two Hundred Seventy-Three Years To Go” by Kimberly Close

TW: Death, Language           You’ve heard the old verbiage. The stories of how spirits are allowed to walk between worlds with ease on Samhain. They’re right, the dead do walk.           Free to do what they please- check in on loved ones, visit old haunts- so long as they follow two rules:           Be back in your world by dawn. &...

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Author bio

Happy friend of a sweet rescue beagle and owner of many, MANY houseplants. Debuting my first novel early 2024!

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