A. Elizabeth

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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“The Last Week of August” by A. Elizabeth

Submitted to Contest #287

The summer everyone left, I stayed.Julie—also known as juliebearxo416@aol.com—sent emails from a cramped internet café in Rome.“Italian boys are sooo hot. And gelato is better than any ice cream at home. Wish you were here. Hugs and kisses.”I was so not there.And Danny was off the grid in Asia, riding elephants and hiking ancient temples. Achieving full spiritual enlightenment before high school even started. Promising postcards that never came.And I was at Alonzo’s Cafe, proving my work ethic to my dad, also known as The Grand Dictator of T...

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“The Art of Holding On” by A. Elizabeth

Submitted to Contest #286

The first painting , The Wall, was of the room where it happened.The broken coffee mug. The streaks on the wall.I painted the sunlight in the hallway, the way it stretched across the tile in the morning. Bright. Golden. It illuminated everything. It changed nothing.Then, there was The Kitchen. We danced many dances there. A song could come on, soft and low. He would pull me close, spinning me under the dim light that always needed replacing.I painted us. Cheek to cheek. Holding each other like the world was ending tomorrow.It felt real. Soli...

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