reedsymarketplace
Assemble a team of professionals
reedsystudio
The writing app for authors
reedsylearning
Writing courses, events and memberships
reedsydiscovery
Get your book reviewed
reedsyprompts
Weekly writing prompts and contests
Writing courses, events and conferences
Upcoming events
Level Up Your Writing in 2026
January 18, 2026
Previous events
First Impressions: Rocking the First Line and Paragraph
January 12, 2026
Writing a Bingeable Chapter
January 05, 2026
The Rule of Three
December 29, 2025
Learn how to succeed as a writer from the best in the business.
Every writer needs a Studio
Check out our writing app for authors!
Menu
More apps built by Reedsy
Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021
Submitted to Contest #288
The Boatman A dawn haze hung low over the Hooghly River, shrouding the lush countryside in a blanket of surreal calm. The imposing river, one of many Ganges tributaries, wove across the lowlands and flowed serenely toward the Bay of Bengal. A sonorous voice drifted across the water as a boatman, concealed within the morning mist, sang in Bhatiyali style. His song was one of devotion, love, or possibly loneliness, as he leisurely drifted downstream. On the bank of the river a man waited, scanning for the boatman. He fidgeted impatiently and ...
The Primordial Soup Henry Doddle loosened his shoulders, sucked in a breath of balmy night air, and construed a searching leonine gaze down Restaurant Row. He fumed at his wife Daisy for not allowing him to wear his cowboy hat, but managed an uncomfortable contorted swagger suited to meandering among the fashionable diners. However, Henry’s effulgence diminished, and his façade began buckling under the weight of social expectations. He mused, ‘Daisy shoul...
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email:
15 likes
