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Amber Walker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2025

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A Hum in the Bottle

Amber Walker

Submitted to Contest #334

The love potion wasn’t supposed to hum, but here it was, thrilling some loud, joyous tune. Pink hearts fizzed from the cauldron; each burst with a sweet pop that flooded Pippa’s senses with the heavy scent of roses. Nights like this always struck when she least needed them to. She frowned into the cauldron just as another heart popped in her face and showered her with sparkles. She pressed her lips into a flat line, stepped back, and flipped it off with a very unladylike gesture. This potion was meant for a simple test for her friend Merla,...

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Stars Burn Out

Amber Walker

Submitted to Contest #330

Max Valentine's phone buzzed relentlessly against the concrete balcony floor, vibrating in a frantic little dance like it was trying to force him to look. To answer. To acknowledge the day.He stared at it without moving.Not today.Not on the one day he wished the world would forget existed.If the damn thing slid off the edge and plummeted twelve floors down, he'd thank the universe for doing him a favor.Let it fall.Let it shatter.Maybe the crash would drown out everything clawing up his throat. Maybe silence would feel like mercy for once.But...

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The Click.

Amber Walker

She knew what she must do. Whisper the prayers, hum the hymns meant to guide his soul to the afterlife. If she stayed and prayed, if she kept the candles burning and the incense alive, his spirit would pass peacefully.A hollow echo filled the chapel as the priest turned the key and left her alone for the night. She stared at the door, bitterness rising like acid in her throat. No one had offered to take her place. They knew.They couldn’t pretend they didn’t.They had all heard. They had all seen. And still, they left her.Alone.Exposed.Locked ...

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What She Didn't Say

Amber Walker

Submitted to Contest #325

Content Warning: This story contains references to childhood trauma, sexual abuse, and death. Liam lay flat on the dusty floor, his ear pressed tight to better hear underneath. At first, he thought it was his mom down the hall in the kitchen - packing plates and bowls into boxes - but then, it grew more insistent.Urgent.It started at the bedroom wall.Knock.Knock.Knock.Liam frowned at the wall, pausing his game. He strained his ears to listen. Mama said last night it was the pipes… That the house must’ve been lonely and glad someone’s back!Kn...

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When the River Sighed

Amber Walker

Submitted to Contest #324

I. The river sighed beneath her touch, light rippling outward until it gathered at the feet of the man in black.Her heart stuttered, as it always did when he came.The bond between them defied reason. She couldn’t recall when it began, only that life before him felt distant, half-forgotten, as if he had breathed her into being… …as if he had called her from the dark.Sapphira stepped forward, her blush gown trailing through the silver water, lace drinking the glow. An off-white veil fell from the braided crown of her red-gold hair, jeweled and...

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Soft Whispers

Amber Walker

Submitted to Contest #321

My whole life I dreamed of her.I dreamed of watching her head off to school for the first time. The sparkly dresses for formals and prom. I dreamed of the boy who would break her heart, and the one who would finally set her free. I saw the lace wedding gown embroidered with flowers, and the veil as it was pushed back from her face. And her smile?It would send my heart into a flutter how beautifully radiant she was.My whole life I yearned to hold her. To smell that fresh baby smell, to run my fingers through her butter-soft hair. I tracked ev...

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