Shannon Slamka

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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“It's Not Always a Happy Ending” by Shannon Slamka

Submitted to Contest #283

Sam fought back the tears for so long her body ached. The pain came from somewhere deep inside of her, a place she couldn’t identify, her soul maybe, if such a thing actually existed. She stood beside her car and stared at the cabin. It looked like a post card, weathered logs, the pitched roof snow covered with a crisp, smooth layer of ice. The background was picturesque, the cabin surrounded by evergreen trees dripping with icicles glistening in the sunshine. This place was her sanctuary where she always found peace...

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“The Ring” by Shannon Slamka

Submitted to Contest #271

Sarah wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand and stared into the closet crammed to the ceiling with boxes. Coming home was hard enough but packing up her grandfather’s life as if it never happened left an emptiness that she had no idea how to fill. She gingerly pushed one of the tightly stacked boxes but it didn’t budge. His house was always tidy and guest ready, the only items he displayed openly were pictures of her though her life, every achievement, every play or game he was always there rooting for he...

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