Reasonable Folly
fragments and short fiction
by nell kt campbell
● Featured Fragment
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“You have to make your own magic.” Tilly’s mother had drunk deeply of the girl-boss bullshit early and was addicted. “There are no wishing wells or fairy godmothers, you have to make the most of every opportunity. Turn that chunk of coal into a diamond!” The platitudes and self-help mantras…
● Latest pieces
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Big Fish in a Small Pond
Willa stared through the glass at the bottles of tea. The variety was daunting. There were both green and black, sweet and unsweet, with a…
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Violets & Velour
The ragged edge of the pale blue envelope stuck out from others in the stack, partially obscured by torn-out magazine pages and recipes secured to…
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Days of the Cold Sun
Time was there’d have been opportunity for girls like me to be whatever our hearts desired. Whatever our wills could want, was possible. So we…
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Getting Unstuck
The girl stands in worn boots at the crumbling limestone lip and looks out at all the possibilities before her. She’s there an hour later,…
● About Me
I’m Nell, the author behind this blog. I’ve had many roles and jobs in my life so far, but now I’ve put aside fantasies built of flour and sugar or wood and steel for stories—made up, whole cloth. My short story “This Mints and Nightmares” won first place in the 2025 Kentucky Visions fiction contest and is published in the 2025 Finalists Anthology by the Bluegrass Writer’s Coalition. Other work can be found in the 2023 Writer’s Block Anthology with Louisville Literary Arts and the forthcoming 2025 Tributaria anthology from Dos Madres Press. I am an active member of my local writing community including the Lexington Writer’s Room and the Midsouth region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
Reasonable Folly 