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Kathryn Grunewald

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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Don't Count Your Coins Before They're Stacked

Submitted to Contest #91

Walter placed the last gold coin from his pile onto the stack, carefully lined up against the cavern wall. “One million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and eighty-five.” His tail twitched. The number of gold coins was so, so close to a nice, round number. The other nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine stacks of one hundred coins each mocked him from their nearby columns. The silver was at three billion, which was delightful, and the copper was at four trillion and eight hundred billion, which wasn’t great. Bu...

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Oblivion

Submitted to Contest #90

Stand clear of the closing doors, please.  Lethe pressed herself against the railing that marked the edge of the train’s bench and wrapped both arms around her bag on her lap. Position secured, she leaned her head against the cool metal pole, letting the familiar cadence of subway announcements blur into the background. She immediately regretted the pole, as the train lurched away from the station and her head vibrated painfully against it.  At least she’d gotten a seat - getting on at Grand Central meant fighting tooth and nail ...

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