Author: Kristy Schnabel
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Unstoppable
The prompt for this short story was: “Center your story around a struggling author who discovers they can control reality through their writing — but there’s a catch.” I decided to write this story partly due to my love of the film “Stranger Than Fiction” (2006, written by Zach Helm and starring Will Ferrell, Emma…
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If Pride & Prejudice Friends Could Text
For this short story contest entry, Reedsy asked us to play with form. For example, the story could have been a recipe, a diary entry, or a series of phone calls. I chose the exchange of text messages between friends, not just any friends, but Pride and Prejudice characters Elizabeth Bennett and Charlotte Lucas. Charlotte:…
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The Ghost Writer
In this new short story, I dip into a new genre: speculative fiction. The writing contest prompt for this story was to “Center your story around an author, editor, ghostwriter, or literary agent.” Jocelyn hoped she remembered all her lies for the impending Zoom call. She’d studied the newspaper accounts and video clips of her…
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Thoughts On “All the Light We Cannot See”
I feel inadequate to review Anthony Doeer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel before I start. All the Light We Cannot See is a novel I’d recommend to anyone. I downloaded it as an audio book because we were going on a long vacation, much of it by bus. I don’t recommend doing that because you’ll ignore your…
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Call From The Vestibule
Kristy’s note: When I look people up online, I’m always looking for interesting tidbits about their life. This is the true story of how Larry and I met. On January 3, 1984, I started a new job, which I hoped would completely change my life. No pressure. At 7:55 a.m., with butterflies dancing in my…
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