Hannah Floyd

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2024

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“Origin Myth” by Hannah Floyd

Submitted to Contest #245

“Once upon a time, there was a yellow sun in the sky.” Timoi put down his sandwich and looked at her in horror. “Yellow? How come? Was it very hot?” Mama came and sat in front of him at the kitchen table. She folded her pale arms in front of her, as if wanting to make a pillow for her head.  “Yes, very hot. Some places were so hot that they nearly died. Some places had no water. It was very hard for the people of some countries. Eat your sandwich.” “And what happened to make the sun black, Mama?” He took a small bite, and washed it...

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“Inner Peace” by Hannah Floyd

Submitted to Contest #238

Shanti was sitting cross-legged on a wall. She had just finished a 1-hour period of meditation, and her legs had completely gone to sleep. She carefully moved her feet, one at a time, down to the ground, and sat there, readjusting to the world.  Everything looked different. Before sitting down to meditate, she hadn’t actually been looking. Now, because she had un-hooked her thinking mind, she could take in her surroundings all at once. The flowers were brighter. A cat moved cautiously behind the bushes, stalking its prey. She caught its...

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Author bio

SEN teacher from Cambridge, UK, I write spec-fic short stories and poetry. Other interests include yoga, meditation, baking, swimming and travel. I lived for 5.5 years in Vietnam.