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Phoebe DeNeve

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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One Last Dance

People rioted in the streets, Fires burned blocks to the ground, Gunshots shouted as soldiers posted on the walls shot down anyone who tried to climb it, Helicopters working together to lower a nuclear bomb in the city square buzzed overhead. The signs made it clear: the city was doomed. No one knew why; something about the citizens being infected. So, within weeks, everything had been “quarantined” and sentenced to death. Many citizens tried to fight back, but most of them were sent to early graves. Others accepted their inevitable fates an...

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It's Cliche, Isn't it?

Our love story was almost like something out of a modern fairytale. Harper was the shy girl who kept to herself and got straight A’s in all her high-school classes, and I would be called a jock, considering I focused on how far I could throw a football instead of my grades. However, if I had focused on my grades, I never would have introduced myself to Harper. It was in my senior year of high school when everything started; when my grades dropped low enough that my football days were threatened if I didn’t get them up quickly. A tu...

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Celebration of Life

Dear Oma, There are a million words I want to say and a million things that I want to thank you for, but even though I had almost 18 years to spend with you I could never express my thankfulness how I wanted to. So, here I am, writing this letter a year after you passed on. I want to thank you for the memories first, like the fun times you provided for my siblings and me. Playing air hockey, reading together, conversations around the campfires, the birthdays, and the vacations; you knew how to make the most of the small moments so...

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The Fire of the Fallen

Trigger warning: contains blood and death Vision blurry…Every muscle throbbing in pain…The scent of fire, blood, and death…Helen tried to catch her breath and get back on her feet, but both actions were nearly impossible for her; the oxygen had been replaced with thick smoke, and her mangled armor was like a heavy weight on her back. “Mother!” Helen cried out, but the only answer that returned her call was the booming roar of the monstrous dragon that flew overhead. Finally, Helen forced herself to her knees; the vision in her rig...

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Bedtime Guardians

People say that a kid’s imagination is the strongest source of creativity, and as a Bedtime Guardian, I can vouch for that claim. Oh sorry! You’re new! You don’t know what a Bedtime Guardian is. Well, I’ll try to explain it as simply as possible; when our little girl, Hailey, draws a picture and tapes it to her bedroom wall, the drawing comes to life when she goes to sleep. Admittedly, though, it’s all a mystery. There are plenty of questions like why it happens, if Hailey knows it happens, if other kids have this ability, or if on...

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Paper Butterfly

Her village was gone, consumed by an inferno. Rai was left standing at the village’s edge, staring into the blaze with nothing but her baby sister cradled in her arms. Soldiers on horses stood yards away, but she knew they weren’t there to help; they were the ones who had caused the tragedy. The soldiers in question turned to look at Rai and the distant screams of the dying village people seemed to grow louder, and louder, and louder! Rai jolted up from the thin roll-up pallet that served as her bed and placed a hand ov...

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Lucky Girl

(Small TW: mentions of torture and death)Let me tell you a story. I grew up hearing how lucky I was: I lived in a three-story mansion with two loving parents and a younger brother, and every year, during summer vacation, my mom and dad would take us to places like the Bahamas, Paris, and Egypt just to name a few. However, whenever I was asked what my parents did for work, I could never answer because I truly didn’t know. “Ooh, your parents must be spies for the government.” one friend theorized during lunch hour, and we laughe...

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Pulling at the Heart Strings (Part 2 of 2)

(TW: mentions of blood and violence)The full moon was at its peak illuminating the mansion with its glow. It may have seemed like a beautiful night, but in reality, it was one filled with dread for two people in particular.Isabel backed up to the railing as Edric took a few steps closer. She tried to swallow down her fear, but she couldn't help the shakiness in her voice when she asked, "W...Where's Peter?""Your partner? He's alive. I can take you to him, let the two of you say your goodbyes." Edric replied with a grin as he adjusted one of ...

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Rookie

(Small TW: mentions of blood)(A/N: Connected with my other story, "Vigilante.")The fist cracked down on her jaw hard and sent her flying across the pavement. After rolling, and coming to a stop, Lisa was left laying there dazed with her vision scattered and the world spinning around her. Lisa pulled down her mask to catch her breath and spit out the blood that had formed in her mouth but kept her head lowered so the bystanders wouldn’t see her face. “Dang it, Carter, where the heck are you?” she muttered. Lisa put the navy blue mas...

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Moments Before The Light

“Hello?” “Hello.” “Who are you?” “Whatever you wish to call me. Take my hand, child. We have a long way to go.” “I’m not going anywhere until you tell me what’s going on. Why is it dark? Where is my sister? Is she okay? She didn’t see the car, and…and I must have blacked-” “Your sister is fine; the car did not hit her.” “R…Really? Oh my gosh! That’s a relief-” “You did.” “What?” “Your sister ran out into the road, and didn’t see the car. You did, and tried to warn her; she didn’t hear you, so y...

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A Captain's Final Log

It was the sound of hooves that first caught my attention that day; we were forced to dock at Hillrock harbor-off the west coast of Europe- after a storm had caused damage to my ship. When I was done giving orders to one of my crewmates, I looked over my shoulder to see what kind of commotion was going on in town. There were three guards on horses stalking the streets of the town, and they seemed to be coming right towards us. Once the guards were on the pier, the head guard approached me, and asked, “We are looking for a run-a...

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Pulling on the Heart Strings (Part 1 of 2)

Soft, harmonic music flowed through the golden ballroom as ladies in lavish dresses, and men with well-tailored suits swayed and twirled to the notes with their faces covered with masks of different colors.Peter stood at the top of the staircase that led down to the dancing with his hands clutched behind his back. His sharp green eyes stared through the eye-slits of a black and golden mask, scanning for any sign of the target."Peter," the young man was ripped from his thoughts, and he turned to the source of the voice.At his side was Isabel;...

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Ruins

Thunder roared in the sky above, and a cold raindrop fell onto Sabina's cheek, making her jump a little.She wiped it away, and pulled her cloak tighter around her body, before draping her hood over head."Scared of a little thunder?" asked a boy, who she knew as Felix; he threw a smirk her way as they, plus three other boys (who were all four years older then Sabina) walked down dirt, forest path."No, not scared...just startled." Sabina exclaimed defiantly, crossing her arms in front of her chest."Yeah right." Felix scoffed, before pushing th...

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The Winter Mask's Trials (Pt. 3: Akumu)

(Akumu: nightmare in Japanese)_*_3 years ago…"Sora, you need to breathe. Face your fears." The Sensei called to his pupil.Meanwhile, 30 feet in the air, Sora stood wobbling on a tightrope looking down towards the forest floor, his forehead coldly sweating with fear.Adam, Kenzo, and Faris looked up at him from the safety of the ground alongside their Sensei. All of them were filled with anticipation, but also worry for the youngest member of their team."Tell me again why Sora has to be up there? Don't heights scare him?" Faris spoke up, but n...

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Memory Glitch (Chapter 1)

"Warning! Pod unstable! Thrusters failing!" Kitt's teeth clenched together, as she tightly gripped the steering wheel, and orange light started illuminating outside the pod. She was headed to her destination, but it wasn't until the warning started blaring that she realized she had forgotten to put up the heat protection shields before leaving the Space station. Kitt could feel the heat surrounding her as she entered the thermosphere, and the land below her came towards her faster and faster. Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the stee...

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