Wren c. Arden

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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“Gratuity ” by Wren c. Arden

Death strodes into the diner at half past twelve, autumn leaves swirling at her feet, white scarf billowing from around her neck like a bridal train. The diner is empty — save for a tired looking waitress, who glances when she enters. The sound of jazz, along with the aroma of freshly baked lasagna, pours out of the open doors and into the night, and Death pauses. Considers. Then lets the door shut behind...

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“Change of Heart” by Wren c. Arden

By the night of Christmas Eve, Miska had been proposed to five times. And as the clock struck twelve that night, Miska clutched her empty wine glass and watched Jack, whom she believed to be the love of her life, ease his battered blue ford truck down the street, until it was swallowed by the gently falling snow. She waited for a moment — held her breath, though for what, she could not say, and finally. finally, drew her blinds against the night. Then she turned to her empty house, which, in Jack’s absence,...

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“This above all: To thine own self be true,