Rebecca Cole

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

Stories (4)

4 Stories

179 karma pts

?

“Bringer of Light” by Rebecca Cole

“Tell me the story again Mama.” The woman smiles with a face who has seen the world burn and rise out of the ashes. “Again child?” Her voice soft, full of love and honey. “Please?” A small boy whispers. “As you wish.” She puts her cup of tea down onto a table, and snuggles next to the young boy. They sit in a nest of blankets and love. Holding each other like they are all t...

6 comments 6
Read story

“The Yellow Tinted Hue of Youth” by Rebecca Cole

Wake up. Get out of bed.Get dressed.Go to the job you hate.Work.Come home.Eat.Sleep.Wake up.This is all Steve does nowadays, gone are the times of spontaneity and fun, his world is devoid of colour. Each day passes, a grey blur of routine nothing.“I hate this.” Steve sighs as he sits down in his tiny cubicle. He is one of the many inmates at James and Sons’ Accounting, the place where dreams go to die. He can't even remember what day it i...

2 comments 2
Read story

“The Robot and the Inevitable” by Rebecca Cole

We like to imagine that the future will be better, a manifestation of all that our current life lacks. Maybe it is idealistic to imagine that it will get better, it depends who you ask. The people living in the Slums have long since squashed the hope that it will change for the best, decades of being oppressed tends to do that to peoples spirits.  In a shabby room accustomed to silence, a voice coming f...

0 comments 0
Read story

“One Last Dance” by Rebecca Cole

If it was the end of the world, what would you do?For the citizens of Sector 20 of the Galaxy MW.43, this is not a hypothetical question. They have exactly 3 hours before everything they have ever known is gone. This once beautiful planet, reduced to floating debris, in some forgotten corner of the universe. Maybe the ashes of this dilapidated planet will one day become part of the stars again, or maybe they won’t, maybe this is truly the end of the story for the human race.While the rest of the planet ...

45 comments 45
Read story

Author bio

Hello! You have made it to the bio of someone who desperately, with all their heart, wants to become a writer. I assume you are in the same boat so welcome! Have a cup of tea and stay with me a while! A bit about me: I'm British but I'm living in the states until I go to university. My favourite book right now is: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman My favourite song right now is: I Don't Want To Set the World on Fire by the Ink Spots Every nice comment makes my day! I love philosophy, politics and poetry. Alliteration unintentional :) Well maybe it was a tad intentional. Shortlisted Stories: Contest #80 - One Last Dance