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
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 Jan, 2024
Submitted to Contest #335
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve do not have names. They are the hollow days, a stretch of time where the calendar holds its breath and the world feels composed entirely of leftovers and grey light.It was late afternoon on the twenty-seventh. In the apartment on the forty-second floor, the light was failing, not with a dramatic sunset, but with a slow, bruising resignation.Gullin lay on the sofa, body curved into the shape of a question mark. In their hand, the phone was a glowing anchor. The screen was cracked - a spiderweb fra...
Submitted to Contest #232
Oysters and champagne – a typical meal at Christmas markets. At least in Zurich. Looking down from my generous single-bed hospital room toward the Christmas market near Fraumunster church, I wonder how such a rich and clean city can feel so much like a façade of life. You can have everything here, but you can’t be anything. The golden cage this city is, let’s you glimpse towards the best life to motivate you to continue in their rat race. If you have enough money, and the salaries are, by God, not bad, you can buy anything in this city. But ...
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email:
16 likes
