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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021
Submitted to Contest #91
"This is the last strike for both of you!" the librarian scowled after she gave a long lecture about being quiet at the library. She walked away swinging her hips and with a frown on her face. Isiah and Penelope snickered while mimicking her. Penelope placed a book on her hip and pointed a finger at Isiah. He laughed at his sister while putting away his black computer in his Jansport black backpack. They were sitting at the end of the library where no one was, but their loud voices disrupted anyone that was near. Too unlucky, the librarian ...
Submitted to Contest #90
My cheek pressed against the cold window I was forced to be against. The smell of cigars and mold filled the small train. People only got money by playing games of poker and gambling. No one was satisfied. The dread of discomfort and the never ending tracks felt weaker as we road across the winter mountains. I tried to keep warm with the thick sweater I had. It was a soft olive colored sweater from Sweden. It wasn't enough to keep me warm while we road on the snowy mountains. I used to steal others' thin fabrics , but as more people started...
Submitted to Contest #87
It was two days before the biggest holiday at the infamous company. The team at the Allis Company came all together to meet up at the sixth floor to discuss what they should do this year. Everyone was there, except Mr. Sams. He was the owner of the company, but he was far too strict. He loathed April Foolsβ more than anyone. That didn't stop the huge company from creating the biggest prank of the year that will soon be on every social media platform. Little did the company know things will go down fall from there. "Let's burn this place for ...
Submitted to Contest #84
March 1, 2020Β Dear mother,This asylum isn't getting any smaller. There is this newpandemic. They are calling it carava, or was it corine? Anyway, they are saying it's deadly, but these are just people talking. Everyone is still crazy here, and the room feels so empty. The blank depressed white walls get smaller each day. They are poorly painted, and I have to stare at them all day. It has been a living hell. I am on new medications too. Remember when I told you about the bright pink pills that were the size of a pea, well the doctors ch...
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