Kyle Kaye - Writer on Reedsy Prompts

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The Life They Live

Submitted to Contest #266

Shards of glass fall to the hardwood floor, shattering into smaller fragments that sprinkle across my bare feet. I can’t look into another mirror. Gripping my cleat in one hand, I move to the master bathroom. Before smashing the last reflection, I catch a glimpse of someone else staring back at me. The eyes are mine, but their hair is longer and dark brown. My beard has grown a peppering of grey. A scar appears across my eyebrow. A memory of a fist adorned with rings flashes through my mind, colliding with my face. My life was dark, my body ...

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Can't Escape the Heat

Kyle Kaye

Submitted to Contest #262

When most other students think about this time of year they think, ‘classes are out and it's time to hit the beach.’ Parties, swimsuits, and relaxing rule their lives. Not for me, though. I loathe this season. I live for the cool mornings and evenings of early spring and late fall. The mild temperatures that keep my body in check. They keep me from losing myself and feeling like I want to crawl out of my own skin. My parents are the only ones who understand my allergy to the heat. Friends ask me to do so much during the summer without ...

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Things are Not as they Seem

Kyle Kaye

Submitted to Contest #258

“Hon, you hoarding the spray in there?” I call from our client’s living room. “Yeah, babe hold on,” he says as he leaves the kitchen with the ant spray in hand. “What do you need the spray for? You’re vacuuming.” “I saw a bunch of ants crawling around behind the couch. Look there’s some on the floor.” John passes the ant spray and I coat the bottom of the windowsill as he wipes up the few on the floor. “Mind helping me undress the couch so I can vacuum it?” “Yeah, no problem. What time are the Chiperskis getting home ...

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Author bio

"Welcome to my mind," is what I usually say when I tell people about a concept that would be a great story or TV show.

I started my writing journey decades ago in a Science Fiction/ Horror class. Not long ago, I took a deep dive into Dungeons and Dragons. I started world building as a game master for some friends of mine that wanted to play. I found more joy in creating stories within a world rather than creating the world itself. It always felt so cumbersome. But as I would create a story, I found the world creating itself.

A big fan of Sci-fi and Fantasy, I found myself creating wild characters and fun stories that I couldn't place into my campaigns. I decided to start on my first novel. I have lists of concepts and characters for short stories, novels, and screen plays that I'm slowly working on piece by piece as to not burn myself out on one piece of work.

I'm excited to share my stories here, I hope you enjoy!