Mary Silinski

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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“Choose Your Fate” by Mary Silinski

Submitted to Contest #271

CW: domestic violence/abuse, suicide, murder Somebody was watching me. Even in my severely drunken state, I felt the tingling feeling in the back of my neck - something I always claimed was a superpower of mine. I took my attention off the bartender with whom I had been arguing - just give me one more fucking drink - and swiveled my head around. The disco lights of the club spun around me in a blur, and for a moment I marveled at the pretty colors, reveled in them. “Will you buy me a drink?” I drawled, even before I had finished turni...

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“The Secret of the Kimsberries” by Mary Silinski

Submitted to Contest #270

Dinner with the queen was an everyday occurrence, but today something felt off. I knew it from her smile. My aunt never smiled at me. Not even when I occasionally completed her stupid princess tasks correctly. But here she was, sitting across from me, thin lips turned upwards with some sort of satisfaction. Irritation won out patience. “Why are you staring at me like that?” A cool mask of feigned innocence. “Like what, darling?” I rolled my eyes. “Like you know something I don’t.” The diamonds dangling from her ears danced as she chuckled. “...

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