Akshaya Sutrave

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (17)

17 Stories

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“MY REAL HOME” by Akshaya Sutrave

Submitted to Contest #67

Author's note: This is a short excerpt from a novel I shall be writing soon When I was ten years old, I saw a UFO.I was at school then, gazing outside the window, counting the minutes to lunch. This lecture never seemed to end. Wasn’t it time for lunch already?The sky in the horizon rippled, looking like waves. As if someone was making the sky shift, maneuvering it with inhumane force. The rippling stopped, leaving behind stark silence. There was no trace of what had taken place moments ago. I hadn’t suspected anyth...

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“On the Tombstones” by Akshaya Sutrave

Submitted to Contest #65

A chilled bout of breeze, the howl of wolves in the night and the moonlight casting shadows on the sidewalk. Nicholas and I were half hidden in the shadows, our clothes rippling in the wind. We exchanged a look that was part fright and part thrilled. “Definite?” I asked, my voice cutting through the silence. “Yes.” Nicholas tried to put on a brave face but I could comprehend his own uncertainty. We began advancing, remembering to remain in the dark, so as not to be seen. There wasn’t a hoot from anybody, and the silence stung my ears. Why wo...

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Author bio

I was 13 when I wrote these stories: they make me grin and cringe simultaneously. And stop, how is it already nearly four years? I remember all those times I'd log in during school meetings to check that yellow notification button. And all those nights I stayed up submitting stories and seeing that confetti. Talking to my frens at 11pm, because *timezones*. Upvoting sprees. The Marshmallows. Skribbls. Endless reply threads and scream venting on docs. This place makes me so nostalgic and maybe a lil' sad. I personally think the contest fee curbed Reedsy's potential. It's never been the same since.