Natalie Bakken

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Only White” by Natalie Bakken

Submitted to Contest #77

It has never been just one color before. The outside world, when I do see it, has always been a collage of sorts. Always hues of grey, shades of green, entire rainbows. Always brown dirt mixed with yellowing grass. Light blue fading to soft orange melting into pink. Speckles of light embedded in an endless sky. There has been the soft yellow of a basement light. The deep magenta of the sheets freshly washed. The solid grey of cement between the brick of the walls. There has been the amber of my hair when the tips reached my waist.; t...

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“Wheat ” by Natalie Bakken

Submitted to Contest #71

Danny drummed his fingers on the steering wheel, glancing over at Maria from the driver’s seat of the cop car as they pulled up to the red light. “You don’t think that guy was, you know…?” “No,” she said firmly. Maria shook her head, even as her heart thudded in her chest. “No. There’s no way.” “Right. Yeah.” Maria nodded, even though Danny had looked away. She gnawed on her bottom lip, pushing down the surge of butterflies that rose in her stomach. She still couldn’t believe where she was: on her way to a case. Her very first...

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Author bio

I'm an avid reader and basically obsessed with stories. I haven't written much, and most definitely never won anything for my writing, but why not try, you know?