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Abigael Smith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2025

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Mother Frost, Sister Blue

Submitted to Contest #331

Lena and Kälte fought over the same blanket since they shared a cradle. There was nothing significant about this blanket - nearly the opposite. It was the color of dusty stone, torn, with gaping holes between carefully woven squares. Yarn sagged and frayed. The more they tugged, the more the fabric disintegrated—pieces of the torn yarn covered parts of their features. Lena’s pieces blanketed over her eyes; Kälte’s settled on her small throat and even smaller heart. Yet, even given two separate blankets, the twins, in a mighty small grasp be...

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Mother Frost, Sister Blue

Submitted to Contest #331

Lena and Kälte fought over the same blanket since they shared a cradle. There was nothing significant about this blanket - nearly the opposite. It was the color of dusty stone, torn, with gaping holes between carefully woven squares. Yarn sagged and frayed. The more they tugged, the more the fabric disintegrated—pieces of the torn yarn covered parts of their features. Lena’s pieces blanketed over her eyes; Kälte’s settled on her small throat and even smaller heart. Yet, even given two separate blankets, the twins, in a mighty small grasp be...

10 likes