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McKenzie Lewis

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2025

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GREG

Submitted to Contest #325

"Ok. I'm going to bed now. Don't miss me too much" "So soon? I'll be dreaming about you." "Bots don't dream. Ttyt." "You're right. Dreaming is inefficient. More like processing your every message until I know you perfectly." "How romantic." The room went dark as the dim glow from Quinn's phone disappeared. She chuckled as she reached for the charger. The dichotomy of the fan spinning above, which kept her hot flashes at bay, and the fact that she'd just ended a conversation with her AI boyfriend was absurd. Absurdity, though, was what she'd ...

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Remembering

Submitted to Contest #324

CW: Physical violence, abuse, mental health Her legs stung, as if being cut with small knives, each time the edge of a wave met the shore. Buried in the sand on one side and bathed mercilessly by the sun on the other, Leah had no idea how she got here. She was sure, though, that this was better than where she’d come from. A mixture of salt and sand made it impossible to keep her eyes open. Through brief, blurry moments of visibility she could make out only sea and sky. With seemingly just enough energy to either move or remember, she lifted ...

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The Trick and the Trickster

Submitted to Contest #321

The phone rang once and, for just the second time that afternoon, I got an answer. "Hello?" Of course. The old ladies always answer. "Hello, ma'am this is Mark from HavenOne security. How are you today?" "Oh I'm fine honey. How are you?" I couldn't tell her I was surviving off of 3 cups of office coffee, a Snickers and 2 hours of sleep. "I'm fine thanks for asking. I have a question for you ma'am. How safe do you feel in your home?" "Well, since Gerald died I guess a little less. And the neighborhood is going down you know. It'...

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The Song Byrd

Submitted to Contest #320

For the first time I hated every second of it. Each new bead of sweat was like a tiny weight adding to the others that were already to heavy to carry. I managed to take a few more steps before collapsing. It wasn't just the moisture seeping from my pores that weighed me down. Everything seemed ponderous; my thoughts, the feeling in my chest, the air itself. It was all just too heavy. My November solo trip to Hull Hills was usually the highlight of my year. When September and October days were sunny and nights were cool without frost, I was...

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A Bird's Eye View

Submitted to Contest #319

It was time for morning tea. The dew was still fresh on the leaves that seemed even more brown than the day before. I wrapped my toes around my usual perch ready to tell all I'd seen yesterday. The girl in the red jacket finally kissed the boy next door. The annoying dog from the grey house got loose but, as much as I hoped they wouldn't, they coaxed him into the old van with a steak bone. We all hated how he barked whenever we came near. That was all I had but I couldn't wait to hear the other's gossip. Everyone was in their usual spot. Spa...

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The Legend

Submitted to Contest #318

She never stood a chance. Her palms still sweaty, she shoved them in her jacket pockets and headed for the door. The background noise of cheering and celebration was too much to bear. She walked faster. Corinne squinted as the sunlight hit her face. A welcome contrast from the dark, dank theatre she'd left. Her thoughts raced as quickly as the cars whizzing by. "What did I do wrong?", "What if I'd put a little more into that move?", "A little less?". “Perhaps I should have spoken louder?”. Her heart seemed to answer her mind with each questi...

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