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Isabella Ravenswood

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2026

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Time Is Ticking

*Tic-tic* The clock went as we raced to finish our Latin examinations before time was up. Pens scratched across paper as everyone was finishing up. I decided to take a look around at people’s numbers. It was a new thing that had been put into society a few years ago. Every person had a number floating above their head. No one really knew what they were for, only that the number kept going down with no way to stop it. Most people were pretty sure that was when they would die. I mean, it only made sense. What else could a countdown above your ...

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The Girl With The Loudest Silence

Weekly Contest #358

Nobody believed in me. That was their first mistake. I was always considered the weird one in the family. The one who didn’t understand. Who didn’t do anything right. Everyone would give me pitying glances as I did what was asked of me-the minimum, of course-and inevitably messed it up. I always did, I would clumsily drop something heavy and watch as it fell to the ground with a loud bang. Everyone would wince at the sound, but I wouldn’t, I trained myself not to. You see, everyone thought I was deaf.The story began when I was just three yea...

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Rock, Paper, Scissors - The True Story

Weekly Contest #357

There is a constant battle between rock paper and scissors, but how did it all start? What are the sides? The truth is that they are not all fighting against each other, but in teams of two against one. Let’s take a dive into the origins of this battle and how it came to be.Rock was a lonely little pebble when he first came across Paper in the playground one day. He was on the swings by himself because he didn’t have any friends. Everyone would bully him and call him names because of his slightly abnormal shape. It hurt him that he was diffe...

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