Maggie Hicklin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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“Her Stars” by Maggie Hicklin

Submitted to Contest #83

It’s been years since I’ve seen the Earth’s crust, with it’s green rolling hills and soft-spoken mountains. I am more accustomed to the suffocating navy of the ocean than the golden rays of sunlight which used to bless the Earth in The Before. Humanity failed Mother Nature, and She in turn failed us. I have longed to emerge from the blanket of blackness that is the sea, and now I have to. I am dying.  It’s painful to think of The Before. The days melted into weeks down here, and with that I lost my concept of time. Days mingled with ho...

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“Solitary Snowstorm ” by Maggie Hicklin

Submitted to Contest #77

The squall of snow never slowed, the plip-plip pattern hitting the windows adding a dreamy rhythm to the bookstore within. Shelves upon shelves of used books which smelt of broken hearts and mild dust lined the walls. The fluorescent lights flickered every minute or three to remind those within of the brewing blizzard.  A young woman sat at the only cashier’s desk. Her brown hair fell in curtains around her oval face, and her brows scrunched in study as she read the book balanced on her lap.  “Who are you?”  She looked up t...

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Author bio

I like to write, read, draw, paint, anything creative really. Name: Maggie Pronouns: She/her Age: Minor. Located: USA Fav. genre: Sci-fi, realistic fiction, romance.