Menu

Menu

Prompts

Contests

Stories

Blog

Directory

Contests

Magazine

FAQ

Vincent Paiement Désilets

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

Stories (17)

Comments

Library

16 Followers

19 Following

17 Stories

376 karma pts

?

Play

Vincent Paiement Désilets

Submitted to Contest #123

The play starts at 9 p.m. “What time is it?” everyone asks. “8:54,” someone says. Backstage, the actors swarm around like frantic bees. Sparks fly as they brush against each other. Costumes are picked up and dropped. Props thrown around. Lights flicker. Walls are painted dirty green. Evaporated tears and sweat hit the ceiling and taint the wood darker. 8:57 “There’s no more time. ...

8 likes

A Cat’s Cage

Vincent Paiement Désilets

Submitted to Contest #118

A Cat’s Cage Whisky taps the window with his paw. It's still there, the invisible barrier that keeps him inside, trapped, that separates him from the animated and lively world flowing before his eyes. Outside, dogs, squirrels, birds, other cats all live their lives. They see things Whisky will never see, taste things he'll never taste. They have access to scents that only come to him in their faintest form, like a hallucination, buried under the smells of moisture and trash ...

6 likes