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R.H. Magdalena

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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Runaway Bride

Submitted to Contest #294

Hopping onto a random train in the middle of the night was not the best idea Elise ever had. Not her worst, but a close second to when she was thirteen and slept in the library overnight, only to wake up surrounded by cleaning pixies. Surrounded by luggage and the smell of old clothes, she shifts her legs to avoid having them fall asleep before the train reaches the next stop. In other carts there are no doubt people dining and laughing with ...

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Blood Moon

Submitted to Contest #280

“Please, can you find our son?” The couple on the other side of Mel had been crying for days based on the red-rimmed eyes staring back at her. They weren’t wearing anything with designer labels like past clients who were desperate for anything they could use in the divorce. A nice, normal family. At least on the surface. Melanie Carmody, private investigator of fifteen years, wanted nothing more than to take her vape from its charger in her desk drawer and take a long intake of its customized contents. Sure, cigarettes had been in her rear...

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Tower of Change

Submitted to Contest #269

The ballroom was filled with enough blue blood to create a small ocean. Drinks flowed as it paired with the laughter of bejeweled people from all areas of the world. Any cares the guests had were tossed away with each new song played by musicians with more fame than talent. A woman leaned against one of the columns, her sapphire gown pairing well with golden-bronze skin, dark ebony ringlets falling down her back, piercing amber eyes watching the dancefloor with the concentration of a trained falcon. This ball was meant to create connections,...

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An Artist's Gift

Submitted to Contest #239

Catalina hid her trembling hands beneath the embroidered shawl folded neatly on her lap. While the train passed through both the wonders of nature and the 20th century, she could only glance at the other passengers waiting for their destination before returning her eyes to the seat in front of her. Nothing kept her mind off the lingering fear of what’s to come. Beside her sat her dear fiancé Henry, his smile a c...

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