Sara Winter

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Only Moments” by Sara Winter

Submitted to Contest #284

A line drawn in the sand - on it a pebble. A wave washes in, and the pebble is gone.I remember playing on the beach, building sand castles and collecting seashells. My baby brother crawling toward the water, giggling, and getting his diaper wet. It was a small beach in a conservation area, so we weren’t allowed to take anything with us when we left, but I always slipped a shiny pebble or broken seashell into my pocket when it was time to go home. Each one a memory stolen from a sacred place.Now, they lie in a little jewellery box in a b...

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“Whisky, Weddings, and Ruins” by Sara Winter

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #264

Not even the beauty of the Scottish landscape could lighten Brendan’s melancholy. He leaned on the parapet atop an ancient castle with his arms crossed under his chin and his back hunched. His heavy brow knotted in a gloomy expression as he squinted at the scenery.He found no solace in the symmetry of the rolling hills, no harmony in the sound of the rustling branches of the trees, or any beauty in the soft evening light. The fragrant breeze caressing his cheeks was lost on him.It should have been a perfect day. The wedding ceremony should h...

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Author bio

Writer, creator, and philosopher with a love for enigmatic stories and quirky characters. When I’m not crafting worlds or plotting narrative twists, I’m probably designing board games or sketching scenes for my next big idea.

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #264
Whisky, Weddings, and Ruins – read story