Kimberly McAllister

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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“Teaberry Gum” by Kimberly McAllister

Submitted to Contest #218

Caitlin popped a piece of Teaberry gum into her mouth. Cool wintergreen mint, a note of clove, and a slightly fruity sweetness coated her tongue. The taste reminded her of Grandpa Karl, her father’s father. She felt a tear run down the right side of her face and drip into the corner of her mouth. She’d made her son stop at the gas station before they drove to her father’s funeral so she could buy a pack of gum or mints. She didn’t tell Ethan that she was stalling. She didn’t want to go to her father’s funeral or see her ...

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“Welcome to the Party” by Kimberly McAllister

Submitted to Contest #208

Trigger warning: Themes of disturbing sexual content, violence, and mental illness portrayed in the following story.Barbie cocked the trigger of the gun aimed at her husband, Richard, with one long elegant thumb. Her bubblegum pink nails shined in the ambient light of the parlor. She dearly wanted him gone. It was 3 a.m. and he was sitting at the computer in the parlor, looking at pornography. And it wasn't the usual stuff, it was pictures of little boys.Richard was visibly shaking. Good, she thought, he needs to suffer.He raised h...

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Author bio

Political junkie, gardener, storyteller, independent hippie who occasionally likes to bake, ride my bike and travel to new places. An elder ingenue and a blonde raven. The world is inside me.