Prompted, Issue 01: Reedsy's literary magazine

by Reedsy Ltd, Various

The inaugural issue of Prompted features prize-winning stories sparked by diverse, themed prompts. From a mother lovingly mending a special quilt by her dying son’s bedside to a tea-brewing detective, a conflicted cardiologist, and a pair of ghosts unbound by time, each tale in this collection, which was guest edited by Dawn Raffel (author of The Strange Case of Dr. Couney and former editor at The Literarian), conjures brand-new worlds in just a few pages.

In this issue:

Chris Kelley’s AFTER THE ROCK · Stephanie Kaye’s MYTHES · Shuvayon Mukherjee’s THE HEART SPECIALIST · Zack Powell’s LOVE AIN’T BLIND, GRIEF IS · Adam El Nabli’s INSHALLAH · Howard Halsall’s A ROMANCE · Jay Wayne’s MY FELLOW PASSERINE · Thom Brodkin’s HOME OF THE BRAVE · Allie Erickson’s A MAN’S MAN · Amanda Lieser’s BIRTH MOTHER · Dena Linn’s THE PROBLEM IS · Christian Jerome’s WHEN THE SEA TAKES YOU, I WON’T COME WITH

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction

101 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 26, 2023

About the author

A community of over 1,000,000 authors and publishing professionals. We help authors create and market the best indie books 🤓 PROMPTED is our literary magazine that features prize-winning stories by Reedsy Prompts authors.

Reviews

[H.C TOWERS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well put together

I enjoyed reading the various short stories and the editing was great, enjoyed how the guest editor put it all together and the stories were entertaining but as well as inspiring to me to craft my own short stories. Well done reedsy!!!

[Steve Boyko · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Nice Collection

This is a diverse collection of short stories written in response to prompts. There were one or two weaker stories but most were really good.

[Tony · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed these stories very much. I’m not really a short story person because I’ve been disappointed by other short story anthologies in the past. I prefer the immersion into a longer tale. However, I found this collection much better than I expected. The stories do not follow a prescribed theme, so the authors have the freedom just to create a story they want to tell. I found them tightly written and theme focused. I will be following this series in the future (and perhaps contributing to it). Although none of the stories particularly stood out to me, I found all of them enjoyable. I’m looking forward to the next Prompted release. Four of five stars on Goodreads.

[Sirah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short stories, each crafted for a different prompt.

Did I hate this? Not at all. Am I rushing to go get the next edition? Also no. As far as short story collections go, these were of reasonably high quality. While I didn't love every one, there were a few that were memorable in a good way. There were also a few that were completely forgettable. Considering it wasn't a theme of this anthology, dying came up a lot.

[Eni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Promted/inspiration

I love this book for the attention that gives hope in everydays life. It's easy to read the short and beautiful stories. It's an stress relief to see different aspects of writers an put them together on the same looking forward they're new stories 👌

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

These stories were free on amazon so I collected them just for fun.

Chapter long short stories, some were fun some were boring. I honestly loved the first one about the ghost couple and I totally would read a whole book about them on their own

[Paul Odiase · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading up here!
I love to read and write shorts! and this was well worth the read!
Thanks, REEDSYS!

[Colin Devonshire · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you write (or read) short stories, get this book.

[Jessica Grissom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining and Heartfelt

I have written a few stories for Reedsy and loved reading through the compilation. It had more gut-wrenching vibes, but well written and thoughtful.

[C. McKenzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection of short stories, each crafted to a prompt. They are each so different and so well written that it's impossible to choose any to remark on individually.

[AnnMarie Harvie · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice book of short stories

All of the stories were interesting and varied. It was a good little book and an easy read. I recommend.