Ajay B

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“The Bright Rally” by Ajay B

Submitted to Contest #232

We accepted that this death would happen in five billion years. We believed it would not be a problem for us as we would be eternally resting with our ancestors. But billions got slashed and truncated down to years that drained into months. Now, we’re just days away from the sun’s death. Scientists who studied the universe for much of their lives had few explanations. Heartbroken astronomers bore the brunt of our anger. Their brightness dimmed over the dire turn of events. There was nothing left but to try to prepare the rest of the ...

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“Treehouse Escape” by Ajay B

Submitted to Contest #50

Mothering. Adulting. Caring. Cleaning. I was over it. All of it. At least for an afternoon. I hadn’t been in my old treehouse in years. Much of it looked the same, but my dad and uncles fixed it up for the next generation of kids to enjoy. My old tire swing got new chains. My old rope ladder was traded in for a wooden one. The roof was raised and shingled. Window panes were installed, and they added a deck and a telescope. The old bucket pulley got an upgrade as well. A brand new, shiny silver bucket and a new pulley system replaced wh...

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“History” by Ajay B

Submitted to Contest #49

My mother, probably bitter about her own choices, was thrilled I was not that much different than her after all. She always believed that I thought I was better than her. In her eyes, this revelation about me brought me down a couple of pegs where I belonged. For some reason, she mistook my reserved, shy, nature as silent judgment about her own flaws. That could not have been farther from the truth. I never thought I was better than her; I was just her opposite. For someone as brash and outspoken as she was, she never opened up to me. ...

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“A Reluctant Superhero” by Ajay B

Submitted to Contest #48

Seth did not know how it happened. One morning, he just woke up and he could do it. It was a miracle! Apparently, he no longer needed the wheelchair beside his bed. The feeling in his legs returned and his toes even twitched! He wiggled his legs while he was still in the bed. They moved and he was moved to the point of tears. Three years after a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed and after doctors told him the severity of his injuries would never allow him to walk again, Seth was walking. He was somew...

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“Reaching Out” by Ajay B

Submitted to Contest #47

Right before returning home after an obnoxiously long day at work, you stop at the mailbox. You didn’t check your USPS Informed Delivery email like you normally do, but you’re not expecting anything other than bills, bills, and more bills. Maybe you should have checked your email before you checked your mailbox. At the top of the stack of mail is an envelope with neat, cursive handwriting you haven’t seen in years. The penmanship looked a little shakier than you remember it, but you know the writer. The same writer whose cursive was ...

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“Go It Alone” by Ajay B

Submitted to Contest #22

The house is quiet. All the children have gone back to their homes. My son and his family were the last ones to leave the house. He would have been the first, but his wife was convinced I was going to keel over and die or at least try to force myself to keel over and die, so they stayed an extra two days. Like those two days would have made a difference, but it made them feel like they were doing something, so I didn’t say anything. I miss their noise, but not enough to wish they were here again. The...

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Author bio

I'm an educator, wife, mother, and left-handed crocheter who still has a hard time jamming out to Prince since his untimely death. I continue to cultivate my obsession with pens and neat handwriting.