Simply Stories by RK

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  • Mission: Cold Tundra – Part 2

    Mission: Cold Tundra – Part 2

    Weeks passed and the wind had become particularly bitter. Icicles on what was left of the few hearty trees broke the branches, landing just outside his cabin. The fire in the stove blazed while he poured over plans, figuring out some way to get in to take a closer look at the operations to report…

  • Mission: Cold Tundra – Part 1

    Genre: Western Plot: The Tundra becomes the new hotspot for criminals Words to use: Arctic, freeze, windshield, terrain, Siberia, desolate, empty, cold, access, network, seclusion, prime, elite, deadly, resort An ice cold breezed past Dustin, his name he was using at the time, had his thick scarf wrapped tightly against his face while he trudged through the…

  • Second Sight

    By: Rachel D. Knepp Genre: Science Fiction Plot: A person gets an eye transplant and can now see the future. Words to use: Sight, cornea, gift, donor, witchcraft, horoscope, sky, stars, sense, awaken, recovery, consequence, blind, psychic, mystic. Everything was dark when he woke up suddenly, shivering and his nerves danced just beneath his skin.…

  • Life Reborn

    Genre: Romance Plot: A couple that has just moved to a place that one loves, and the other hates Words to use: travel, adventure, escape, beginning, longing, hope, despair, mismatch, opportunity, renew, relearn, fall, break, perspective, thrive The leaves on the birch trees in the front yard shivered in the cool breeze. Inside moving boxes lined the…

  • Isolation

    Isolation

    Genre: Western Plot: An isolated town in the alps gets a new sheriff. Words to use: snow, mountain, peak, noose, rope, frostbite, wolves, patrol, subzero, temperature, summit, climb, outlaw, outsider. Heading into the rugged Alps, Ralph Jones led his horse Russ with all his worldly possessions toward of Battendorf. A tall peak loomed in front of them.…

  • Navigating through Poverty and the Allure of MLM Schemes

    Growing up poor is rather difficult. As a child, I didn’t think about the concept of being poor or rich, and I didn’t care. It was just my life. Stress surrounded me like a stifling fog, the still air filling my lungs with its poison. I don’t remember many vacations, food scarce, and the cars…

  • Trail of Blood

    Written by Rachel Silva-Knepp Genre: Mystery & Suspense  Plot: Arriving in a Small Town That has a Secret Words to use: cult, mystery, murder, power, stranger, newcomer, alien, weapon, silence, danger, police, hidden, map, discovery, bond Part 1 What the once Detective Anne Sullivan needed was a change of scenery. She felt it deep down…

  • Running for your Life

    Running for your Life

    Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Being hunted during the Salem Witch Trials Words to use: spell, fire, stake, accuse, judge, townspeople, blame, hang, guilt, magic, phobia, women, execution, colony, religion The fire light danced on Sarah’s face. It was an icy cold night and she huddled in her cloak to try to stay warm. She had hoped the townspeoplewould…

  • Mission: failed.

    Mission: failed.

    Genre: romance Plot: An assassin who falls for their target Words to use: kill, list, hire, sniper, lens, doubt, duty, mark, spy, allure, attraction, bond, instinct, trigger, bullet. The text came in with just a picture. It came from a burner phone, someone he never met, but an anonymous employer who would hire him for a job.…

  • Serenity of Wildness

    Serenity of Wildness

    Genre: Western Plot: A group of ranchers is hired to tame a scientifically engineered beast. Words to use: wild, erratic, unpredictable, uncharted, beast, Frankenstein, subhuman, predator, food chain, lasso, boot, pulverize, herd, rugged, cowboy. Jeb was looking out into the distance, rifle in hand, listening to the crickets and a wolf off in the distance…