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, 2020
Submitted to Contest #31
Soft tendrils of smoke billowed upward, shifting in and out of view as the light filtered around them. I gazed in a fervour, growing increasingly interested as the smoke washed over me. My eyes strained to find meaning in the ever shifting curls, a word or name, and failed. Growing disinterested in the graveyard for metal band names floating above me, my tunnel vision waned and I realized that Jeff was talking to me. Jeff wore a petulant demeanor, hunched like an anchor was tied around his neck, juxtaposing the otherwise bright and ...
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email:
3 likes
