Kristina Raynor

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“The Depths We Go” by Kristina Raynor

Submitted to Contest #230

Nina could hear her daughter’s breath. It had been three minutes since the rescue team was alerted of the catastrophic failure. Another fifteen minutes before they’d reach the submersible. She shouldn’t be alive right now. She knew the type of impact she’d experienced should have crushed her instantly, but here she was, somewhere between life and death. Everything felt like a dream as she talked to her daughter through the emergency radio. “You have to stay awake.” Lynn tried to keep her voice steady as the rain continued to beat against her...

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“A Voice of Feathers” by Kristina Raynor

Submitted to Contest #143

As the creature approached us, each foot sinking into the viscous mud and popping out effortlessly with a snap, I shoved Dani behind me with my left arm while the right one, bloody and broken, dangled uselessly by my side.Thirty yards away.We stumbled backwards until our backs met the giant black oak we had passed halfway through the Kumeyaay trails we were hiking.Twenty yards away.It took its time slithering up the path, golden eyes flashing with something that seemed like amusement as it enjoyed the total domination it had over us.Ten yard...

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“The Nachos Look Good” by Kristina Raynor

Submitted to Contest #141

"Today's the day, Sam. Today's the day we finally do it." “What if they’re onto us?” I replied, my eyebrows wiggling as I tracked a shifty-looking fellow who shuffled past the giant window of the infamous Coyote Café for the third time in less than a minute. Though it was common for people to need to work up the nerve to eat at the worst-rated restaurant in Seattle, this guy seemed to be looking for someone, and I didn’t trust how roughly he kept yanking on the leash of a dopey-looking Dalmatian who couldn’t stop trying to gobble dog biscuit...

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