Petina Rowsell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

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“The Water Babies” by Petina Rowsell

Submitted to Contest #221

The Water BabiesShe has become my shadow; haunting me with her dark, mournful eyes, huge in her pale face. Her withered body, that glides rather than walks, and skeletal hands, twisted into hooked claws. She never says a word but she’s always there, those glassy orbs in their shadowy sockets, boring into me whether I dare to look at her or not.*Kate and I had always loved the water. We could swim before we could walk. Mum called us her “water babies” and the house was full of photos of us at different ages but almost always in the water. Our...

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“Mummy's Little Man” by Petina Rowsell

Submitted to Contest #135

Mummy’s Little Man Even as a very young child, Bobby was brave. As soon as he could sit up, he wanted to crawl. As soon as he could crawl, he wanted to walk. As soon as he could walk, he wanted to run. His mother was very proud of her “Little Man” but despaired of the fact that he was always covered in bumps and bruises. However, in the late Victorian age, it was expected that “boys will be boys”, decades before social services would be suspicious of such frequent injuries. Even so… Little Davy burst into tears. “Aw, my mum’s gonna kill me i...

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