Sapna Reinant

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

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“A Witchy Vision for the Future” by Sapna Reinant

Submitted to Contest #65

Maya could feel the village calling out to her even now. Her daughter had come home a week ago to shoulder the responsibility of her father’s last rites.  Poonam had wanted to take her parents with her to London when she first got the job, but they had refused. Her father had said something about wanting to die in the village he had been born in, but Maya knew that he was looking out for her. He knew that Maya’s magic was rooted in the village. Moving away would mean a weakening of her abilities, and she wasn’t ready to give that u...

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“A Writer's Shackled Soul” by Sapna Reinant

Submitted to Contest #46

She dragged her feet off of the couch she had fallen asleep on last night. This was the third night in a row she had fallen asleep out of her bed; out of their bed. The thought brought back a fresh onslaught of tears to her eyes but she didn't let them fall. If she did, she would lose a good part of her day on the couch, with the added disadvantage of a pounding headache, and swollen, puffy eyes. It wasn't that she missed him terribly; she had made her peace with his impending demise a long time ago. She had seen him suffer ev...

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“Independent As A Cat” by Sapna Reinant

Submitted to Contest #41

Aaruni awakened with a start in response to the sound that was a personal alarm clock without a snooze button. She had gotten to bed quite late last night. It was nobody’s fault but her own. She always put off the hospital paperwork till the last possible moment despite knowing that it would come back to bite her later. Speaking of biting, she turned her head slightly and opened just one eye, trying to hold on to the last tatters of her slumber. There he was, sitting and staring at her with those huge, dilated eyes that made her heart fill u...

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Author bio

I love writing, but not more than reading. Between recreational reading and textbooks, I seldom find the time to write. Also a bit of a procrastinator. I am always in an imaginary relationship with some or the other fictional character. Currently in love with Loki. Intersectional feminist, avid reader, cat lover and amateur writer.