Victoria Tunney

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The British Atlantis” by Victoria Tunney

Submitted to Contest #83

Llyr flicked his tail, watching the endless parade of ripples as they marched away from him. Dashing ships against his rugged borders was growing dull, and his younger children were content to play with the seals and porpoises that swam along the shorelines. Turning back to land, Llyr made for the quiet entrance of the River Cynwy, the lazy river with its wide estuary was balm for his soul during such melancholy moments. The steady, unending flow of fresh water lifted his spirits and made thinking clearer. Matholwch, the kin...

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“The Meadow” by Victoria Tunney

Submitted to Contest #38

I had never liked the cupboard under the stairs. Even in my earliest memories, I feared the strange noises that frequently came from behind the door, imagining all manner of terrors lurking in the dark, from monsters with a hundred teeth to faceless ghouls waiting to grab me. My teenage years were spent daring friends to sit inside the cupboard for as long as they could stand it, the longest managed a total of six minutes before leaping from the cupboard in terror, and contemplating doing the same myself. I never did, the weird grumbles and ...

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“No More Sky” by Victoria Tunney

Submitted to Contest #37

Hannah blinked, struggling to comprehend her surroundings. Her head was full of searing pain and she was certainly not in her car. She remembered leaving work early that afternoon but, between there and here, everything was blank. The dim evening light was not helping matter as Hannah tried to make sense of the wall of trees around her. As far as she could see, the woods stretched onward in every direction, every possible pathway looking identical to the last. 'Where the hell?' she mumbled, reaching up to rub at her aching scalp, panic risin...

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Author bio

Hello, I'm Vicky, a short story writer from Wales, UK. I have aspirations to write a full novel. I have 3 wonderful little girls who keep me very busy, and my amazing husband who keeps the boot in me to not give up.