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Laura Holt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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In Search of the Flying Women of Georgia Folklore

Submitted to Contest #247

In Search of the Flying Women of Georgia Folklore Laura Holt Montezuma Jones, Folklorist and Amateur ExplorerDiary Entry # 1 – July 16, 2023 The boo hag is a winged witch, most often a woman, with the ability to shed her skin, take to the air via a pair of bat-like wings and visit the homes of her sleeping victims at night, where she sits on their chest and drains their lifeforce from them—normally, this lifeforce is energy, although in some cultures it’s believed to be blood or soul—then returns home and steps back into her skin befor...

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Beware the Dark

Submitted to Contest #152

Beware the Dark Laura Holt The carnival was a kaleidoscope of lights and sound around them as Ingren and Lucian walked hand in hand through the press of bodies lined up to ride the carousel. A freak show stood nearby. Its MC dared passersby to “come in and see the eighth wonder of the world!” Brightly colored posters lined the wall behind him: pictures of a girl with a fishtail, a girl with the body and hair of a snake, a man with hair growing out of every part of his body, fangs, and pointed ears, and a man with a nose like an elephant...

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