Phoebe Barr

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

Stories (18)

18 Stories

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“Pennies and Years” by Phoebe Barr

🏆 Winner of Contest #33

I’d know his face in a dream, I’d know it in a thunderstorm. It sets my stupid heart fluttering and my fingers trembling in the scissors, every single time. Even today, when it appears at the barbershop window like a mirage, drenched in the rain, his hair looking like it’s been caught in a lawnmower, my pulse feels like it’s going to burst joyfully from my neck. I don’t know his name.  

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“On The Morning Of” by Phoebe Barr

Submitted to Contest #33

Their eyes are all on me. It’s nothing new, feeling like twenty gazes are boring into me from all sides, but most of the time I can convince myself it’s in my head. Most of the time I can remember I’m dressed exactly the same as everyone else: dark blazer over white button-down, conservative pencil skirt over itchy panty hose, heels just low enough to make me shorter than the men and just high enough to make walking uncomfortable. Today I know I stand out.

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“Use Cold Water” by Phoebe Barr

Submitted to Contest #31

When my sister left, I thought my first text to her would be something sweet. Something like I miss you or the neighbors ask how you’re doing. Or at least something coherent like

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Author bio

Phoebe Barr is a collection of feral cats in a trench coat, sneaking out to watch a PG-13 movie in theaters. She's also a college student and speculative fiction writer.

Winning 3 stories 🏆

Contest #61
Olive Bread – read story
Contest #42
The Firebird's Answer – read story
Contest #33
Pennies and Years – read story