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Kirin Red

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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The Dive

Kirin Red

Submitted to Contest #262

It was much heavier than Chelsea remembered. The steel diving cylinders pulled down on her body so that her legs wobbled and threatened to collapse. This was just another reminder of what she was running away from — her own tired and heavy existence that dragged on and on, shrinking her sense of self just like the mass of gear that now clung to her frame. Chelsea tried to ignored the uncomfortable weight and picture herself already swimming in the deep blue sea.   The olive-skinned instructor took off his old, floppy fisherman...

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That Summer We Ate Watermelon on the Peak of Da Sia Shan

Kirin Red

Submitted to Contest #214

In contrast to the cool and refreshing air of San Francisco, which made exercise light, the humid, sub-tropical heat of Dan Sia weighed on Sue like a wet blanket. Her breathing was laborious and her steps felt heavy, as she made her way up the steep steps leading to the distant summit. Wen taunted her slow pace from above. Although he was already in his fifties, her younger brother never missed an opportunity to tease her. He recalled nostalgically of the days he sprinted up the mountain in thirty minutes with a larg...

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