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Austyn Gallaway

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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Til Death Do Us Part

Austyn Gallaway

Trigger Warning: This story contains depictions of child abuse, domestic abuse, murder, blood and gore, and psychological trauma. Reader discretion is advised. I always knew my life would never be what I wanted it to be, no matter how hard I tried. I’ve known since I was nine and learned to cover the bruises with long sleeves and glasses—the purple and yellow shadows that mapped my body like some cruel, living constellation. The bruises were still branded into my skin, invisible to everyone but me. I thought I would never have to live a lif...

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Stories Keep the Dark Away

Austyn Gallaway

The woods never feel empty. Not really.Even in silence, something is always listening.The fire crackles, low and steady. Each ember shifts with a slow, deliberate crunch, like bones grinding against each other beneath skin. The breeze carries scorched sugar and damp soil, and something thinner, more brittle—something like fear but quieter. The dark presses in, and the fire swells, all teeth and glow, pretending to be bigger than it is.But it’s not scary.Not really.Definitely not.For sure.Not scary.The camping chairs are coming apart at the s...

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Dragonflies

Austyn Gallaway

Submitted to Contest #296

Trigger Warning: Abandonment, loss of a sibling, childhood trauma, loss of a pet October 17, 2014 “Hi,” said the little girl with the bouncing red curls that hopped up and down with every step, and glowing blue eyes that sparkled like the sky after a storm. I didn’t know who she was. She didn’t know me. She just started talking to me. Children are strange. “Hi? Are you lost? I can help you find your mom or something,” I asked, crouching slightly to meet her eyes. She was much younger than I was. “Oh no,” she exclaimed, as ...

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