Menu

More apps built by Reedsy

Assemble a team of professionals

The writing app for authors

Writing courses, events and memberships

Get your book reviewed

Weekly writing prompts and contests

Menu
Prompts
Contests
Stories
Blog

Sally Lang

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (2)
Comments
Library
0 Followers
0 Following

2 Stories

17 karma pts

?

A Life Once Lived

"Really? Really? Well.. that's uh... good for you." "Oh, I guess someone has to?" "Whoa, that's gotta be interesting." Audrey was well versed in the dichotomy of reactions of either disturbed and disinterested or morbidly curious. Neither provided comfort or reassurance. She didn't know herself why she did what she did. It was a job. Bills had to be paid, money had to be earned, people had to die, and others had to tidy it all up. She had long left the wave of nausea accompanying the task, the stomach flip of more gruesome sights, or the r...

0 likes 0 comments 0
Read story

Implosion

Submitted to Contest #65

The night was pure black save for the thin waxing moon offering a hint of light along the path. Snapping twigs and crunching leaves broke the painful silence as Ezra made her way forward through the maze of thick tree trunks. She paused and looked around. ‘Where was I going?’ Scoffing the question away, she continued. A chilly breeze blew across her face and seemed to run the length of her spine. She gathered her cloak closer, feeling the thick fur wrap snuggly around her neck. ‘Where am I?’ A common question of late; her mind kept forgetti...

7 likes 1 comment 1
Read story