Ultan McDonnell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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“Child of The Creed” by Ultan McDonnell

Submitted to Contest #83

“Are you coming out?” I asked, keeping one hand on the ritual knife I kept in my pocket. “No!” “Why not?” “He said I was ugly.” The glare I threw at Nathan would have destroyed him if I’d put any magic behind it. “He’s an idiot. Don’t worry about him.” The hag turned to look at me. There was a smile on her lips. She was so young. I sometimes forgot they had to grow up. I felt bad coming here, knowing that she was bound by The Creed to take something in exchange for the information I wanted and that every taking would put a weight on her soul...

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“The Curse” by Ultan McDonnell

Submitted to Contest #77

Ignoring the ache in his hands, the constant barrage against his face, the incessant howling in his ears, which at any moment threatened to bite, he maintained his observance. Incanting over and over the protections that would ensure that nobody would come to harm. Sitting at the open window, in the full force of the blizzard, he knew that he couldn’t hold out forever. He continued anyway. If nothing else, the ritual distracted him from the pain, from the fear and from the screaming of his mate as she worked in the other room to deliver thei...

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I am a new old writer.