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Shana Kneebone

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2021

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A Journey of Self-Discovery

Submitted to Contest #135

People define bravery in different ways. Some see it as standing up for someone that cannot stand up for themselves, others see it as simply getting out of bed for the day. How do I define bravery? For me, I see it as stepping outside my comfort zone. Let me share my story with you. My name is Marie. I won’t dive too much into my past and my childhood, but lets just say it wasn’t the greatest. I had to learn to fend for myself at an early age, look after my own needs, as well as my siblings. Even though we experienced a lot of ...

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Past Life

Submitted to Contest #128

I was running for my life, trying to get away from whatever was chasing me. I could hear it breathing and crashing through the forest. It was pitch black, there was no moonlight or starlight. I couldn’t see anything. I could feel it gaining on me, I could hear the rasp in its throat, hungry to consume my flesh and tear me limb from limb. I could smell it, it smelt of rotten flesh mixed with a musky scent of mould. I tried to pick up the pace, but my legs started to grow heavy, I stumbled and fell. “Abby?” I felt someone shake me, and say m...

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A Soul's Journey Is Never Complete

Submitted to Contest #112

Thinking back to what we were, my heart dropped. The thought of you brought back a wave of emotions I thought I had buried. Listening to my playlist through my car speakers, our song came on. It wasn’t even our song, but I asked you to send me some good music to listen to and you sent me a song that all but said you loved me, that you thought it was impossible to feel that way about anyone. Driving through the hills at night was dangerous as it was, but it was raining. As the rain hit my windshield, I thought about us. You had entered m...

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