Shauna Fields

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“It's All in How You Say It” by Shauna Fields

Submitted to Contest #132

I tented my fingers and squeezed my eyelids shut. “For the last time, it’s juh-juh-gif.” “Alina,” Paul, my boyfriend of six months began, “It’s widely accepted as gif with a guh sound.” I let my arms fall to my sides in surrender. His slight smile and the fringe of hair falling down his forehead melted any desire I had to fight against his incorrect claim. He looked especially cute in his white undershirt, with the dishtowel tossed over his shoulder. The creator of the GIF had both the first and final say, as far as I was concerned, but he...

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“Death of the Stuffed Shih Tzu” by Shauna Fields

Submitted to Contest #130

I didn’t mean to cause any trouble. Yes, I’m a “nosy kiddo,” as my Opa likes to say, but it’s more complicated than that. Now, I’ve got detention but only I know what really happened. The whole thing started a couple of weeks ago during our seventh-grade biology class. Our teacher is named Mr. Wurtz and he always has at least two scarves on. That seems dangerous to me, with all the bunsen burners around. Like a superhero with a cape. Same as every other day, I was sitting next to my best friend Jonah at one of the long, black tables with...

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“Cold days, dark nights” by Shauna Fields

Submitted to Contest #129

The firelight in the fireplace danced as the snow swirled outside, but Regina couldn’t enjoy it. She had been inside tidying and preparing food alone in the inn for what felt like an eternity. The snow had been falling – gentle but steady – for days. Still, the fear of being snowed in had scared off many of her customers. The night came early here and hers was the last overnight stop before reaching the summit.Had it been hours, days, weeks? It was hard to say with every day exactly the same. All she knew for sure was that she missed th...

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Author bio

I'm a professional communicator with a passion for writing creative fiction about practical people in unusual situations.