A.B. York

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“Tools to Drown Out the Noise” by A.B. York

Submitted to Contest #101

A chilled can of Dr. Pepper. A tube of ruby red lipstick. A contact case. A bottle of blue eyeliner. The necessary tools were arranged in a straight line across the sink counter, their edges glinting in the light of the vanity. Libby assessed each object carefully, as a surgeon considers their first incision. She ought to start at the beginning of course, she thought, her hand reaching for the soda at the head of the line. It felt wrong, somehow, to start there. Something whispered to her, and she felt inexplicably drawn to the small ...

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“Duck” by A.B. York

Submitted to Contest #100

CW: domestic violence It was Thursday. Jasmine hated Thursdays.   Her pulse began to quicken as she padded across the slick marble floor of the kitchen. Thursdays were predictable now. Usually predictable comforted Jasmine, she liked knowing what to expect. But just this once, she was hoping for a surprise. You never know, after all unexpected things happen all the time. Perhaps he would change his mind. Perhaps he would choose something different this week. Perhaps the store had run out and he had to get something else. It could happen...

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