Alessandra Lanno

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

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“How They Talk About Love” by Alessandra Lanno

Submitted to Contest #105

The classroom rarely has a sense of peace. It’s my free period, where I can enjoy my lukewarm coffee from Starbucks and sad-looking salad. I have just enough time to catch the F train, gather the papers that need to be graded, and grab the empty seat at the end of the subway cart. There are essays that still need to be distributed back, but I’m hoping my students don’t ask me about them. Usually they are filled with rumbustious energy from lunch, carrying loud conversations to their assigned seats.  I look over at the clock. 2 minutes...

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“Meet Me At The Bookstore” by Alessandra Lanno

Submitted to Contest #103

I hit snooze. Not once, but several times before the light come from my window is too bright to ignore. What I rather do is tuck myself tighter in my bedsheets and feel the chill of the air conditioning. I can fake a cozy Fall breeze and have excuses to wear my favorite sweatshirt. I’m tired of the heat. The background of the TV plays in the background as I groggily make my way to make a cup of coffee. I toast the only two toaster waffles left in my freezer and clean the cluttered table from the night before. Crumpled pieces of paper, spra...

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Author bio

A gal in her mid-twenties writing about what she knows best: NYC, bookshops, and the desire to be loved.