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
Live Editing #4 with Noah Charney
January 26, 2026
Raising the Stakes: Build Tension on Every Page
January 19, 2026
Level Up Your Writing in 2026
January 18, 2026
Previous events
First Impressions: Rocking the First Line and Paragraph
January 12, 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 Apr, 2025
Submitted to Contest #299
They say only the good die young. So, clearly, I must have been a saint! I mean, I am, or should I say was, a good person. I was a skilled nurse, a loving spouse, and an amazing mother. I obviously deserved to die young. But I’m not sure why I had to be murdered. I wonder what level of goodness you’d have to be to get murdered. Is it less good or more good than dying from cancer or let's say, a car accident? I guess I'll never know. So, there you go. You already know the end of the story. I am dead. In fact, you probably know the whole stor...
Submitted to Contest #298
Almost Forty“Hawaii 4 - O!” That’s where we were supposed to celebrate our 40th birthdays- Hawaii. A cruise in Hawaii. That was before the prophetic Maui fires in 2023.I walk into my previous home and see the balloons - mylar balloons, half-drooping with the words “Happy 40th Birthday” and “Aged to Perfection.” I felt a pang of sadness at the sight. Another party I missed, another memory we’ll never share.“What did you do for your birthday?” I ask half-heartedly as I try to hide my grief with non-chalance. “Oh. We just had cake.” He sa...
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email:
5 likes
