Alex Lansey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Dumping screentime” by Alex Lansey

Submitted to Contest #244

*Click, and send. Picture taken. *sigh of relief I posed shirtless, as I did every morning, taking extra care to look good today. To show my abs, my arms and legs I waited for the perfect time when the sun just edges over the opposing building, the supermarket, and strikes the window of my flat. I haven't eaten since yesterday morning, and I stopped drinking just before lunch to dehydrate. To add to the perfection I did a set of exercises for each body part just before taking the picture. Three hundred and sixty-five days of the “Get Fit in...

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“Gentle is the Touch of Dilemma” by Alex Lansey

Submitted to Contest #240

It was 7:03 AM when Eleanor finally killed the alarm. Another dreamless night had passed by too fast to recover the energy for another busy day. With eyes half closed she trudged to the kitchen.“Bloody hell …,“ she gasped as she looked at the table covered by yesterday´s shopping. She had forgotten to store the perishables.There was no time to do it now; soon she had to wake the kids and get them ready for school.Breakfast first, something simple, something quick.Eleanor pushed the shopping to the side making space for three around the small...

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“The Orange Monarch” by Alex Lansey

Submitted to Contest #238

The Orange Monarch was a peculiar character. Every high-ranking official in the palace was somewhat peculiar, but among them all, the Orange Monarch was the one who seemed so out of place and yet precisely where he needed to be. The Imperial Palace swarmed with a variety of officials and titleholders, most of them got the position due to the fortune of good lineage...

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Author bio

I have been going to the local library since I was a little kid. When I could no longer read new books, since I had finished the entire Fantasy section, I started making up stories of my own. Now, I have finally mustered the courage to write AND share my stories with you all, so I will find a liking in some of my pieces.