A.J Roberts

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Hawthorne Lights” by A.J Roberts

Submitted to Contest #196

The year was 1990 and everyone thought Becky Pierson was the meanest girl in Hawthorne. She believed she was destined for fame and fortune. Living in a small rural village was her biggest inconvenience. The day was very warm and the school bus ride home was becoming unbearable. Becky was getting ornery, so she scanned the bus for a distraction. That’s when she noticed the two girls sitting three rows in front of her. They left their bus window up when every other window was down. They were much younger than Becky. Still in elementary sc...

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“The Original ” by A.J Roberts

Submitted to Contest #195

"I am not the original, but I do carry her memories." The clone thought as she gazed at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. Her long brown hair mimicked a lightning bolt victim. She reached for a thick handled brush while she contemplated her situation. "The original was a secret rebel writer who was kidnapped and executed. No one ever noticed that she left for the grocery store and never came back. I was created and programmed before the execution. The government discovered the ...

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Author bio

I am a wife, mother, drummer, and gardener. Working on my writing skills.