Kristen Watson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“The Golden Door” by Kristen Watson

Submitted to Contest #40

I looked up at the alarm clock waiting for the time to hit 10:50 AM, 10 minutes beforemy shift at the zoo began. Just one week ago, standing in my beige button up shirt and jeans, I was named the head keeper of the zoo. Additionally, this meant that my duties were beyond what I was doing before, picking up trash and washing windows. As I sat on the couch thinking back to that week, just staring at the clock in a gaze, I began to feel nervous, yet eager at the same time. My stomach churned as I realized I had to leave now in order t...

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“The Summer of 2020” by Kristen Watson

Submitted to Contest #39

September 4th, 2020 8:24 PMLos Angeles, California. This is the place to be. The rich and famous live here; actors, singers, and celebrities of every sort. It is a beautiful city, and large enough to find something new about it everyday, though this might be a bad thing for me because I’m really bad at directions as it is. I remember dreaming about the days that I would live here, and it is surreal that this is my reality, but something doesn’t feel right. I’m laying on the hood of my car right now, staring up at the sky just tryin...

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“The House Behind Ours” by Kristen Watson

Submitted to Contest #38

The obnoxiously loud humming of a lawnmower’s motor woke me up, again. Apparently the entire neighborhood decided that they needed to spruce up their lawns that week. Monday, Mr. Thompson mowed his lawn for what felt like hours as I tossed and turned trying to fall back asleep. This must have inspired Mrs. Garcia who felt that her hedges needed trimming on Tuesday, but instead of using pruning shears she decided to use an electric trimmer that was definitely louder than those really annoying fireworks that screeched on the Four...

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“The Gas Station” by Kristen Watson

Submitted to Contest #37

“C’mon Jenny we’re never going to get there! Didn’t you think of filling the car up with gas before we left?” I really didn’t appreciate Nathan’s attitude considering this was one of the few vacations we were able to take together. He was a neurosurgeon and I’m a research scientist, so it’s safe to say that we are both extremely busy people. We were supposed to go on this extravagant vacation to Paris, go sightseeing, eat carb-filled foods, and feel free, but as soon as we got to the airport yesterday one of Nathan’s patients went into cr...

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