Rachel Robidoux

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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2 Stories

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“The Arena” by Rachel Robidoux

Submitted to Contest #256

The sun beat down on the arena warming the stone beneath her fingertips and scorching her back. The heat was a palpable thing, her hair and her clothes sticking to her skin with sweat. Even the breeze was hot and ragged like the breath of the wild dogs that roamed the city. Worse than the wretched heat was the smell. A nauseating combination of sweat, freshly baked bread, and blood enveloped the arena. The smell alone made her nose burn. The roar of the crowd hammered upon her eardrums. A cacophony that she could hardly bear. The air was fil...

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“The Whisper at Lincoln High” by Rachel Robidoux

Submitted to Contest #254

It had been easy really. It wasn’t supposed to be easy, and perhaps that should have bothered her more than it did. A whispered word in the wrong set of ears. A crude phrase scrawled in bright pink sharpie across every stall in the 3rd floor girls bathroom. And crumpled wads of cash passed quietly from one hand to another. That was all it had taken to ruin someone’s life. These three choices by no means should’ve guaranteed destruction, but she had taken the steps to ensure that they would. Those inquisitive ears had belonged to Hyacinth, Li...

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