Madeline Walz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

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“Hope for Salvation” by Madeline Walz

Submitted to Contest #269

(Author's note: This story contains spoilers for Heart of Darkness book one, Anathema, by Madeline Walz.) Toiora stood in front of the mirror in his hospital room’s bathroom, only halfway dressed, the shower still running. He’d finished ten minutes ago but had left the water running—the sound was helping him think. He stared at his reflection. “Who are you?” Less than two months ago, Toiora had been crown prince of the Aneatangan Empire and commander of its army. He had led a battalion to find and punish a trespasser who’d come to Aneatanga ...

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“My Teacher is Immortal” by Madeline Walz

Co-author: Chloe Walz Kwame walked into his first class of the day. Normal old people are retired, but no, he thought. I’m an idiot teaching world history at a million years old. These kids are going to kill me. He looked up and the students were staring at him. Great. I don’t look much older than them. Why am I teaching college students? He stretched his hearing—which was better than normal humans’—to listen to the students’ initial reactions. “He dresses like my grandpa. Look at that jacket! Elbow patches!” an average-looking boy said ...

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Author bio

Madeline Walz is the author of several books, including the Otherworld series and Aldebaran. Originally from Waukesha, Wisconsin, she now lives in Savannah, Georgia, where she does all things creative for the Catholic Diocese of Savannah. She loves reading seven books at a time, doing math puzzles, and browsing for typefaces. You can visit her website at MadelineWalz.com or find all her social links at linktr.ee/mawalz21. Read dozens of flash fiction stories for free at MadelineWalz.com/flash-fiction.