Agnes V

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

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“An Infinite Language Missing One Word ” by Agnes V

Submitted to Contest #290

A unit of language, a capsule of meaning, a building block. Spoken, written, or signed, words communicate, convey and connect. They can be precise or mere approximations, something we understand immediately, or overanalyze. Sometimes we escape them and sometimes they escape us, we come up against a gap, a silence, a pause, a palpable absence. But this is not a story about words, it’s a story about the words between us.  We met like so many people meet today. A swipe, a match, a text. An invitation to get drinks the next day. If you’d se...

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“The Unfinished Library” by Agnes V

Submitted to Contest #251

When a thing is truly dangerous, one can try to destroy or diminish it, or one can educate and warn against it. One hopes reason will prevail and assumes survival instincts will win over adrenaline rushes, daredevil thoughts, and poor judgments. The alternative is to take that dangerous element and hide it so no one will ever find it.  The Unfinished Library could not be destroyed. It was not a building that could be burned or bulldozed. It was not a collection that could be pulled apart, nor a mere room that could be razed.  The U...

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