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Rekha Kumari

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2025

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Twenty Minutes

Submitted to Contest #337

Natasha came home early today. Her head was killing her and she could barely walk straight in the corridor. The keys. Where are the keys? She searched her handbag, getting more frustrated by the second. Finally she just dumped everything out onto the floor. There. The keyring. It had this weird time-cycle design engraved on it. Rusty but kind of cool. She'd seen it at the thrift store yesterday and bought it without thinking twice. She unlocked the door and went straight to the fridge. Grabbed the water bottle and started chugging. The momen...

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THE YAKSHA ASKED AGAIN

Submitted to Contest #329

THE YAKSHA ASKED AGAIN(A mythological fiction inspired by the “Yaksha Prashna” dialogue found in the Vana Parva of the Hindu epic Mahabharata)--------------------------The region of Dwaitavana around the Yaksha Sarovar had been quiet for ages. The trees stood still, and the lake’s surface did not move unless it wanted to. Ordinary people never reached this place, as an old illusion kept them out.The Yaksha who guarded the Sarovar was not just any spirit.In Hindu mythology, Yaksha are guardian beings tied to a place and a duty.This Yaksha’s t...

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The Loop

Submitted to Contest #328

15 October 2025 – 11:08 PMChronos Data Systems – Lab 4 The lab always felt sharper at night. Maya Patel, the techy geek, badge-tapped into Lab 4 and exhaled. She was currently the in-charge of systems security attached to the Quantum Computer Q-9; and before heading home, she decided to check the lab once more. Her AI assistant Lana had reminded her to reach home early as it was Riley’s birthday the next day and her husband William’s tech start-up had just got an investor. She dropped her bag at her desk and and glanced across the room. Jaso...

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Whiskers & Witchcraft

Submitted to Contest #327

Whiskers & WitchcraftA heart-warming tale inspired by Egyptian mythology______________________________________________________The neon lights of Seoul glowed against the calm silver of the moon resulting in a serene, strangely mysterious kind of peace, just like the ginger cat resting in Elara’s lap. “The neon lights of Earth complement the moonlight above… a peaceful contradiction—just like you, my cutie.” She stroked the cat’s fur, smiling. Beside her lay a thick hardback, Whiskers and Witchcraft, the book her best friend Riley, who ra...

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