Niki Cloutier

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Logan” by Niki Cloutier

Submitted to Contest #221

I’ve known Logan since we were kids. Well, some adults still have in their heads that we’re kids. I thought by sixteen we were considered young adults, and by eighteen we were legal adults. Regardless, I’ve known Logan since elementary. I met him on the playground - as kids do - where he was decking Bobby Wesler. I don’t remember why, but he probably deserved it. Unfortunately, Bobby’s dad was friends with mine, and as I watched that brat get wailed on, I could practically hear my father’s belt unfurling. I was forced to intercept a well-des...

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“Stuck in the Rain” by Niki Cloutier

Submitted to Contest #220

“Chikushō!” I knew my luck wasn’t great but this felt almost personal. The sky was that perfect blue this morning - the kind of blue that’s almost like glass, like a single pane was between you and the stars above. The important thing being - the color of the sky aside - was that there weren’t any clouds! I had checked my weather app before heading for school, my dad watched the weather on the news before waving me off, everyone at school was talking about outdoor activities after school. Everything about today hinted at a glorious late-sum...

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Author bio

Young writer practicing as much as she can, while dreaming of something bigger.