Paige Befeler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

Stories (2)

2 Stories

29 karma pts

?

“The Reflowerey” by Paige Befeler

Submitted to Contest #287

April let the tea steep too long again.  “Sorry Jamil, I have to take these samples to the back and start over. It’s bitter enough to wipe out a candy store.” Jamil grumbled as April lugged the canister to their break room, passing through unbothered customers perusing the teas and flowers. She did it on purpose. April liked oversteeped tea, and the break it gave her from passing fake smiles along with the tiny sample cups. The overpowering bitterness flooded her senses, letting her forget for just a moment what lay beneath. She poured ...

0 comments 0
Read story

“The Analog Getaway” by Paige Befeler

Submitted to Contest #184

      For the first time in years, Annalise picked up a pen - a real pen with ink - and placed it to paper. Real paper she could feel, smell, and flip the pages of. It felt wrong. She could hear her thoughts much too loudly with no media to fill it. No videos. No music. No games. Just her own thundering thoughts.            Before deciding to do it, the idea of actually staying at a cabin in the woods with no internet, no friends, no entertainment other than...

3 comments 3
Read story

Author bio

I am an author in the process of querying agents for my new adult fantasy novel, Divine Imperfection. Meanwhile, I am starting its sequel and looking to improve my skills and stamina by writing short stories.