Rachael Cameron

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“don't make me go outside ” by Rachael Cameron

Submitted to Contest #99

The front door clicks. My sister has stopped calling goodbye. I creak onto my side, but the sparrows are back. Their chirps reverberate against my skull in the same way children yell into vacant caves. Have to shut the window. Blackout curtains aid the illusion of my endless night—less like I’m rotting in a cave, more like the sun is folklore. Of course, drawing the curtains shatters the illusion like spilled red wine on an alabaster carpet. I swallow the curse trapezing on my tongue. It’s not her fault. In the weeks, months, since I’ve n...

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“dust bunnies ” by Rachael Cameron

Submitted to Contest #56

When I was little, Mum said I had itchy bones. In packed restaurants or sweaty roller-coaster lines, I shifted my weight until my heels throbbed. I picked at my nails on my way to the dentist -- tore up my bottom lip waiting to graduate. She would smooth my hair down and hum until the itch made way for static. Nestled in a corner of the Royal Infirmary, waiting room four, I clench my eyes shut until paint-like blotches splat against my eyelids. I can’t emulate her hands. She’s in a backless gown, tubes sprouting from her like weeds from soil...

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Lover of words, video games and Halloween.