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
The Bigger Picture: Writing with a Series in Mind
April 13, 2026
Writing Beyond Your "Brand"
March 16, 2026
What's in a Name? Naming Characters, Places & Titles
February 09, 2026
Previous events
From Book to Screen (And Everything in Between)
February 02, 2026
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 Oct, 2022
Submitted to Contest #189
CW: cancer, death, grief Endings are always abrupt, whether you see them coming or not. Ethan’s end came slowly, spottable a mile away. The cancer enveloped my husband’s body, then his mind. Though I spent months sitting across the room from the illness puppeteering his body, as he screamed until he was purple anytime I came close to his thin frame, his passing still smacked me across the face cold and hard. Severance is a map set ablaze–all you can do is hope to catch sight of the trail before the flame dies out. I was not so fortunate, a...
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email:
10 likes
