Laura Shell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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2 Stories

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“Banshee” by Laura Shell

Submitted to Contest #283

The soft cushions of the leather couch cradled Kim's sweaty body. Her vision was fuzzy and dark, like looking through smudged sunglasses. She blinked rapidly, hoping to remedy her skewed sight.Then she heard voices: male and female."Yes, I did call 911.""She needs to get better mascara.""There's no way that was mascara."Kim recognized those voices. She must be on the couch in her office. But why?"Well, what could it have been?""Never heard anyone scream like that before.""I know! It was unnatural.""She must have had some kind of seizur...

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“Something Wicked” by Laura Shell

Submitted to Contest #277

Standing naked in front of the mirror in her bathroom, Mary viewed all the "hickies" on her body. She hadn't been able to count them all, lost track every time she tried to reach a tally. They ranged from the tops of her feet to her freaking forehead, to the base of her neck, down to her heels. They were the size of a silver dollar, perfectly circular, dark red, and they stung a little. She had an idea of where they had come from and what had put them there. The dreams told her. Outlandish dreams. Dreams of branches. Ivy. The forest behind ...

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