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Bethany Taylor

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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The Feeler

Submitted to Contest #332

‘Sometimes I wish a plane would crash into my flat.’ Theresa’s unbothered expression prevails as always, no matter how closely I watch her for a reaction. Since I started therapy with her, over three years ago, nothing about her has changed – nothing at all, from the way she plasters her hair to her scalp and her droopy eyes, right down to her pristine Mary Jane pumps. I often marvel at how she’s managed to keep her shoes unscuffed for so long: immaculate caretaking, or maybe she’s been buying new pairs without telling me? I thought our rela...

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The Survivor, the Zombies, and the Jackass

Submitted to Contest #189

It’s just another casualty, I tell myself. That is, until her bright pink bobble catches my eye. The hoard is descending upon her quickly, probably following the scent of her blood, untainted by radiation. The house she’s hiding in is falling to bits: there’s no front door, and one of the walls has been blown apart, scattering its bricks like confetti across the nearby landscape. When the bombs hit, most places were decimated; by comparison, this ghost town got off lucky. The creatures grumble and drag behind them their mangled feet. Their b...

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