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Marceline Snyder

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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Surprise Shattered

Marceline Snyder

Submitted to Contest #244

Did you know, in some species of spiders, after mating, the female will cannibalize the male? Funny isn't it? How betrayal seems to lurk even beyond the human race. The library is empty, it feels dead. A place once occupied with breathing and beauty now filled with existential dread. My phone continuously buzzes in my pocket. I don’t need to check it to know who’s desperately trying to reach me, or maybe I’m just too scared to check. The librarian scowls at me as I pull my phone out to silence the device.I can’t help but glance at ...

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is it the sound of freedom, or just the wind?

Marceline Snyder

Submitted to Contest #240

TW: Alludes to SA/ Abuse The heaps of colors do pirouettes in the sky. The vast ocean extends for eternities, attempting to reach hell and heaven. A journey I've faced many times whilst sailing over the years. The sky burns with emotion. The reds, oranges, and yellows resemble the kind of fire only a lioness has. The ocean boldly contrasts the brightness of the sky at this hour, her blue hues and the bluntness of her waves embodies the very soul of freedom. Something I know I’d never have, something my heart longs for. Why is it ever...

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Thaumaturgic Tattoos

Marceline Snyder

Submitted to Contest #239

On a very busy street, on a very busy day, voices rang throughout a very busy building.  Music rang through the ears of men and women sitting on a bench waiting patiently for their turn.  Some people were laying down on their stomachs, while others were placed upright, eyes pinched shut, and hands filled with heartbeats from the continuous squeeze of their nails digging into their skin. Outside the door in bright neon lights hung a sign; “THAUMATURGIC TATTOOS” “Alrighty, my coworker over there can help you at checkout. Yo...

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The Crash of Love

Marceline Snyder

Submitted to Contest #238

The ocean sings her song to us as we sit upon the very cliff where we first met. I glance over at her until my gaze becomes a very apparent stare. “You know, when I first met you I was actually about to kill myself.” I let out a nervous giggle wondering why in the world I would mention that right now. She snaps her head towards me, redundant panic filling her eyes. “You what? Why would you wanna do that?” her hands race to mine, clutching them as if she lets them go, the past would break its bound from underground and rip me away. My ch...

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Her Hauntingly, Heavenly Heart

Marceline Snyder

Submitted to Contest #221

Memories exist in people’s heads like ghosts exist in graveyards. Faint, familiar reminiscence haunts the mind like poltergeist plague unsuspecting victims. However, just like ghosts, memories are only reminders of past failures and unfinished business. They can’t hurt you, not when they’ve already come to pass. That’s what I told myself anyway. I wouldn’t let my past preside over my mind anymore. So then why do I still see her face? I started going to therapy, since her accident. My therapist told me everyone grieves differently, that my ap...

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