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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023
Submitted to Contest #233
This story contains mentions of death! My tears had all been used up as I stared out the window. They were all gone and I was left alone. I could no longer feel the pleasant rains of my sister or hear my father’s rippling rivers. It was quiet and there was no sign of the clouds I had so loved. My mother’s beautifully made clouds were now replaced with the scorching sun. I sat and watched as the people below slowly began to die from the heat and from thirst. The water in this land was gone now that my family was too. We were ...
Submitted to Contest #232
It was cold. So cold I could feel my fingers and toes turning purple. My body felt sluggish and my brain was clouded. They told me it would be easy. That I would be safe. They lied. I had believed them so easily and they crushed my trust beneath their heels. I opened my eyes to total darkness. There was no light and there hasn't been since I was left here. I was so tired of the cold and dark but I was not allowed to leave. I was put here to guard the Flame of the Hearth. A burning flame that held no warmth. A flame that was...
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