Vivacity Rex

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2023

Stories (11)

11 Stories

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“Fractured” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #234

You're angry. I embarrass you, and not in the cute way always portrayed on TV. The tension hangs in the air between us, a tangible awkwardness that lingers after each of these episodes. It didn't always feel this way. Maybe it was cute when I was young, but now that I have grown in years and inches, all that innocence has disintegrated from these situations. I haven't chang...

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“To Wish Upon A Fairy” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #233

Millie sat at the rim of the darkened cottage, the scent of peat fire churning in dense ringlets around her. In the center of the chamber, circling the cooking fire were the elders. They called a gathering to confer over what should be done to save the season's yield of grain.  “It has already been months of no rain, the harvests will not endure much longer.” A female said, anxiety lacing each word. <...

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“All the heat of the sun” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #232

****Content Warning: This story contains sensitive themes, including emotional distress, self-harm, and the exploration of loss. Reader discretion is advised.**** The sun and its warmth have long abandoned this world. Leaving the moon and its cool light as its only illumination.  We used to fear that without the sun, life on Earth would fade away. But that was not the case. We evolved. Eve...

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“One Last Time” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #220

The sweet aroma of baked bread and chocolate chip cookies filled the kitchen. Flour covers the countertop as Sarah flings another handful at the chunk of lumpy dough in front of her.  “Ma would never allow me to throw the flour!” I exclaim, craning my neck to look up at Grandma Berti.  As she leans back, her laughter breaks through the serene melodies of the always-present AM radio. She works her smooth, ro...

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“Moros and the Demon Fields” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #219

Brushing his hands over the grass before him, Alvin makes his way deeper into the pitch-black prison cell. The smell of seasoned meat and the yeast of bread are getting stronger. His knees burn from being constantly dragged along the ground. “Where is the food?” I sniff again, and the scent of herb-roasted meat floods my mouth with saliva as my stomach contracts in anticipation. It’s close, really close. ...

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“I Did Everything Wrong” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #219

I guess I’m okay. I should be fine. Everyone’s acting like everything’s normal. But, looking in the mirror, I don’t recognize the face that peers back. Her pupils are deep black pits that make me dizzy. I can’t look away as I plunge deep into the pitch-black emptiness of my soul. I’m on the sidewalk by a train overpass in the dead of night. A boy hands me back my phone after he punched in ...

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“A Tug Home” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #218

**Warning: This story contains dark themes. Including violence, death, and blood.** The wind is relentless as it stings my cold skin with the pricks of a thousand pins and needles. Exasperated, I force in a breath. My lungs fill with the warm and slightly sweet aroma of burning wood, flooding my mind with an unbidden memory.  A room from a time well past, filled with the gentle s...

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“A hunters game” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #216

**Warning - This story contains dark themes. Including violence, death, and blood.**Amid 14th-century Ireland, the darkened night enveloped the briar and thistles as Mar, a vampire of 127 years, strolled through the thick fog clinging low to the ground. The moonlight reflected off her milk-pale skin, contrasting her deep, ebony hair as she glided through the night.As Mar reached the village that was her destination, she noticed the thrum of two heartbeats at a constant distance as she strolled. She aime...

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“A Vortex of Ash” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #213

A Vortex of Ash “You failed!” I seethe from my detritus throne. Leaning out of the tattered canopy’s shade, I wring my gloved hands in slow, deliberate motions.  The dirt-crusted man drops to his knees, landing hard on the pavement as snivelling excuses dribble endlessly from his mouth. A crooked smile forms on my lips as excitement starts ...

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“Fragments” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #212

***Trigger Warning: This story contains themes and descriptions of murder and violence that may be distressing for some readers.*** On Tuesday, Kade walked into his job at the local post office. The job suited him; it fit his personality. He stayed in the back sorting mail and occasionally got packages for the front clerk girl.  Today, he planned to do extra cleaning around the back room. ...

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“Nim's Dream” by Vivacity Rex

Submitted to Contest #211

I sit, hidden, in the tall wild grasses and flowers, a place no one would think to look for me. In my lap is Nim, the cat that stalks the outskirts of my village. He sits up straight and prim looking me in the eyes. I ruffle up his fluffy black fur with a rough playful rub. His reaction, bending away from my hand and - I swear - glaring back at me, makes me giggle aloud.  I lay back, folded my arms under ...

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Author bio

I may be new to writing, but my imagination has been alive and active for years. I'm embracing the adventure of learning to put those ideas on paper.