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
Writing a Memoir Readers Will Love
May 17, 2026
How to Write a Winning Short Story
May 05, 2026
The Secret to Writing Memorable Characters
May 04, 2026
Romantasy: Breaking into Publishing's Bestselling Genre
April 19, 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 Jun, 2021
Weekly Contest #168
Edvard Munch could have been inspired by Sully’s silent scream as he surveyed the looming bloodbath on the other side of his windshield. His shrieks were muted by the deafening hum of his diesel locomotive.Plaid clad grunts from an extra gang were on a handcar on the main rail line, headed toward his freight train. They had just finished a day of cutting down trees growing beside the tracks. It was done to prevent sparks train wheels produce from starting a forest fire. After a day of preventing one kind of tragedy, they were on the verge of...
Weekly Contest #99
The tedium of a Ta Ta Creek summer day was shattered when the 1958 Desoto pulled into my dad’s driveway. Rust bubbled from the paint on the doors of the old Dodge and from the top where a makeshift roof rack had been installed. A cloud of black smoke poured from the tail pipe. Rex and his friend had pooled their money to buy a 13 year-old junker they called Big Blue. Riding shotgun was a wiry guy named Skits, short for schizophrenic. I don’t know if he had that disorder, but if he did, he hadn’t taken his medication on this day. The ...
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email:
3 likes
