Rebecca Welch

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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“Homeward Bound ” by Rebecca Welch

Submitted to Contest #67

I peer into the clearing through the thick foliage of the forest floor. The decaying leaves below me are wet and soften my shifting as I stretch my body up to get a closer look. I inhale, the humid atmosphere tastes like rain on my tongue. I’ve been waiting here for hours. I’ve watched the forest go from warm gold to cool blue around me as the sunset, all the plants seeming to morph into one as the light shrank back into the heavens. It’s midnight now, the clearing provides the only ground the moonlight touches enough to count as light. They...

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“Lydia's Gambit ” by Rebecca Welch

Submitted to Contest #66

“It doesn’t count if you’re planning your defeat” Blake whispers to me, a delicate hand on my shoulder. “You can’t expect to succeed if you set yourself up for failure.” I shake my head and shrug her hand off. I know it hurts her but, I can’t risk showing any weakness, not now. Blake and I stand side by side on a cliff overlooking a valley freckled with quaint houses and narrow, winding roads. I will soon be traveling through it to meet my fate. Blake rewards me with a long sigh and brings her hand back to rest on her hip. She has been ki...

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Author bio

I'm an aspiring novelist who writes short stories to practice and grow my writing techniques and style. If you choose to check any of my stories out then feel free to comment any feedback you have! And, thanks for checking out my writing!