R K

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

Stories (6)

6 Stories

134 karma pts

?

“Meeting the Sunrise” by R K

Submitted to Contest #99

This morning, it was the dog who rose first, squinted his eyes at the sun, and returned to his bed at the east end of the house. Then, the familiar smell of the coffee brewing on time in the kitchen, the shuffling of feet to the bathroom, and the sound of talking in the living room all seemed routine. He felt the pull to leave his bed and sit near her feet when he heard her move to the couch, but then, the overwhelming feeling of rest and the need for comfort kept him in place in the curve of his bed. Sounds around him were sl...

Read story

“In Flight” by R K

Submitted to Contest #98

Hanbei knew the story Jingwei, the fierce bird who flew through the skies above the Chinese oceans. She often wished she had met the beautiful princess who was transformed into the mighty-winged bird who protected her people from the crashing waves and the powerful seas surrounding her homeland. Hanbei regularly looked up into an unfamiliar sky filled with New York skyscrapers, and she wondered if Jingwei knew that she now lived near the Atlantic Ocean and in new country where her family needed the protection of the bright, majesti...

Read story

“Pulling Threads” by R K

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #96

At the beginning of each summer, there was the necessary trip to the hardware store to comb through the aisles for glue traps. Each year, she counted how many traps were needed, based on what she found as she bent over couch-backs, crawled into corners, and reached behind bookcases to pull out the previous year’s traps. There were wolf spiders mostly, but occasionally a centipede, who had wandered onto the smooth, sticky surface. She examined the paths of the creatures who somehow managed to crawl deeper and further into th...

Read story

“Moving” by R K

Submitted to Contest #42

She wasn’t sure when it began exactly; she wishes she could remember the complete feeling and freedom of movement. Looking back, she can place certain times when things began to pause and shift. In particular, she can recall one time and place when she first lost her balance quite unexpectedly. It was when she was walking from the front door to the car in the driveway, and her heel did not place down on the ground correctly. It seemed as if she was pulled off of the front porch without any warning, and with the cement wal...

Read story

“Nothing But Stars” by R K

Submitted to Contest #39

Standing on her back porch, she looked to the east at the lights of the city. They were brighter than the stars twinkling closer to the ground tonight, pink and orange hues dancing against the blackness. Above the skyscrapers, planes flew west where once she believed she’d live someday. But now as then, she knew this place she had settled down in almost forty years ago was hers. The lights. The buildings. The whole feel of the scene. All of this was hers. She took a deep breath and felt satisfied abou...

Read story

“50 Feet and Counting” by R K

Submitted to Contest #38

She is quite content to sit and watch crime shows all day, every once in a while, putting in a load of laundry, wiping down the bathroom, maybe even trying out a new bread recipe or dessert. When the clouds set in by late afternoon, she might move to the second level of her home to read or maybe pet the cat or play with the dog. Sometimes, she looks up at the ceiling and marvels at how great it is to finally be able to stay home and relax, move at her own pace and decide when it is that she will check in with work or go through the...

Read story

Author bio

I've been teaching middle and high school English for twenty years. I'm hoping to spend more time writing and pursuing new opportunities writing YA or children's books!

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #96

Pulling Threads – read story