Maddy Shilts

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Nora Collins and the AI Building” by Maddy Shilts

Submitted to Contest #217

Please note: This story contains descriptions of mild mutilation and body horror. Nora Collins had always been fascinated with industrial horrors. When real world buildings or technology imploded, disfigured, and rotted itself away to create a monstrosity of metal, plastic, and ash that looked like something out of a science fiction movie. The way the front of an exploded steam engine freight train looks like disembodied arms reaching out from the darkness to snatch away their next unsuspecting victim or the way the half-melted p...

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“Whispers from the Stoop” by Maddy Shilts

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #216

We used to call it the “Homework Stoop.” No homework would ever get done, of course. We were kids who saw too little of each other despite being in the same building all day. All we’d ever do is gossip, trash-talk, and place bets on whose order would be called first. It used to be a place where sweet memories in the making were accented by the sweet aftertaste of our far too bougie drinks. Now it leaves a taste in my mouth as bitter as the scent that fills the air. The fairy lights no longer change color. They just hang there like dying sta...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #216

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