Madison Olczak

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2023

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“And then there were two” by Madison Olczak

Submitted to Contest #201

Years and years of rigorous training couldn’t have prepared them for the sheer euphoria of after-show bliss. The girls, celebrating their year anniversary as K-pop’s newest sensation, sprinted down the stage, now littered with confetti, flowers and deflated balloons. Ji-hye, the eldest of the group, halted while the others continued to run. She took a deep breath in at the sight. Around an hour ago, this place was booming with passion and love from the fans who waited patiently to see their favorite girl group.The helium from the balloons wa...

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“My grandmother, Matika” by Madison Olczak

My grandmother, Matika I swam against the rapid and cold waves to catch my prey. It was a young seal, fleeing for its life and without a doubt feeling my force behind it. It was small, quick and evasive and I, a young orca, struggled to keep up. Though I was larger and stronger, the young seal had agility on its side. And I didn’t know if the sea was in my favor today. So after countless times chasing my prey, I eventually gave up, an action heavily frowned upon within my pod. I was exhausted after a long day of practicing my stalk and c...

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“They were 'roommates'” by Madison Olczak

Submitted to Contest #194

They were ‘roommates’ “So there’s this girl that’s wanting to rent the suite in the basement but she has a very specific condition.” My wife, Meghan, spoke from our bedroom. I was busy mindlessly brushing my teeth, rather focused on the stubbly hair growing on my chin instead of her. I just shaved it days ago yet here the annoyance was again.  We’d been trying to rent our renovated basement suite for a while now but to no avail. Meghan was mostly in charge of handling all the applicants, I just put in my two-cents. But all we’ve had c...

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“役に立たないクマ (The unhelpful bear)” by Madison Olczak

Submitted to Contest #193

    役に立たないクマ    (The unhelpful bear) The mother bear peacefully walked along the ancient cobblestone path laid long before her massive paws touched the stone. All the bears in the misty forest knew from legends that the road had been there since the dawn of time. It without fail led to the most abundant food source, a hidden river with plenty of Salmon rushing upstream. No one aside from the bears knew about its existence, though the...

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Author bio

Dreaming of being a writer while doing the 8-4 grind, working in medicine. I have a great interest in nature and history so forgive me if I write a lot about that. Hit me up if you wanna leave any comments or questions on my stories or if you wanna talk about corny nerd stuff.