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Skyler Svenrose

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

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The Visitor In The Veil

Skyler Svenrose

Submitted to Contest #130

“Sir, can you count down from ten for me?”I was not particularly tired so I saw no point - I would probably make it all the way down to one before they realized they had given me the wrongs medications - but I complied anyway because who am I to tell them how to do their jobs.“Ten,” I started, staring at the ceiling.“Nine,” I continued, the strength starting to seep out of my body.To be nameless in worthy deeds exceeds an infamous history - Thomas Browne “Eight,” The healing of the world is in its nameless saints - Bayard Taylor“Se...

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least possible damage

Skyler Svenrose

Submitted to Contest #120

JACOB and his loss I pressed rewind. Then I pressed play. “A knife to the heart is the easiest, no doubt. It would take me only five seconds to walk into the kitchen to get a knife and then another two seconds to push it through my chest. Simple, fast and then over. The knife will forever tempt me, but the problem with it is that it would be messy. Too much blood and a possible nightmare for whoever finds me. They will forever see that picture behind their eyes. It will haunt them when they are trying to sleep. So I can’t do that. This ...

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Mommy and daddy are breaking up... because of me

Skyler Svenrose

Submitted to Contest #119

“Listen, …” my mommy said softly. Her voice kind, but full of pain. I felt the urge to do something to make the look on her face go away but I had no idea what. In reality, it probably wasn't a lot I could do... So instead, I just sat down and prepared myself for the worst. “Your dad and I are going to live in different places for a while. We want you to know this is not your fault, sometimes things just don’t work out for grown ups. We still love each other and we are all still a family, but too much has happened the past year so we have de...

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