Destiny (In Memory of Annie) by Karen Karper Fredette

Destiny (In Memory of Annie)

Short Story (Prose) · Drama · 29 pages

A female deputy in an Appalachian county answers a Domestic Violence call and discovers a teenage girl chained to a wood stove so she will be "available" to her father and four brothers, all crack shots. After a "shoot-out", the deputy transports Destiny to the local hospital. The father dies in a questionable "accident"; one brother is pistol-w...

Written by Karen Karper Fredette

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Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition 2024

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Karen Karper Fredette

Hot Springs, North Carolina

Thirty years living in the Smoky Mountains of NC, has acquainted Karen Karper Fredette with its rich culture handed down through thirteen generations of Scots-Irish. She has written eight short stories based on life-events here, three of which placed First (2) and Second in the NC Silver Arts competition, and has completed a fiction/fantasy trilogy...

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This story placed first in the NC Senior short story competion in 2024. Three other short stories have placed First (2) or Second in the NC Senior Games in recent years.