Shelsea Beaulieu

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“A hunger that is something else...” by Shelsea Beaulieu

Submitted to Contest #279

Hunger is what drives us—what drives all of us. It is the reason we don't sleep, don’t blink, and don’t even need to breathe. Hunger binds us together, urging us to hunt in ravenous packs, like ants swarming over each other in a frenzied race to reach the sweet, melting dollop of ice cream that plummeted to the sidewalk. It is the ache that never ceases, a gnawing pain deep in our guts, as if some gremlin worse than us is slowly chewing its way through our insides. It's ironic, really. I can’t say if the others think the way...

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“Poetic Conversations” by Shelsea Beaulieu

Submitted to Contest #76

"So, I had a dream last night." She says to me, staring off into space. "I was being chased by someone very big and I got the distinct impression he wanted to rape me." Glancing up to her from filing my nails, I twitch my eyebrow; "Did he succeed?" "No," she replies calmly, "I got out through a window. No one would help me after that, though." "Well, that hardly surprises me." "Why is that?" "You know, they tell young girls that if they are being attacked, to scream 'fire' instead of 'rape' because people are more likely to act if ...

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Author bio

Canadian woman who has been writing since I could spell. Recently I've had some trouble with writers block so decided to try prompts. Found this place.