Alex Raines

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

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“New Job, New life” by Alex Raines

Submitted to Contest #85

That’s the thing about this city, it’s rather like an elephant. It’s large, loud, gray, and never forgets.“Hey Remy, which building should I evacuate for you today?” The brunette across the sidewalk jeered. At least she had the courage to say it to my face. Her words may cut, but honestly it wasn’t as bad as the constant wear and tear of quiet whispers and sideways glances.“Off to ‘remodel’ another building? Don't worry, I'll call the fire squad.” She cackled, seeing that I wasn’t going to do a...

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“Meeting Mother Nature” by Alex Raines

Submitted to Contest #84

The first thing I noticed when my eyes finally adjusted was that the creator of crayons had clearly never seen the sky when they created “sky blue”. The second was that they’d never seen grass either.  Then again, in the years since our great-great-great grandparents had crayons to draw the pictures hanging on our school room walls, the colors had probably faded. “Wow.” Kyler blinked a few...

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Author bio

Hi! I love to write, but don't often find the time. I work full time, and am also a full time student getting ready for medical school, so I don't really have much time, but I hope to write at least one story a week. I love reading even more than writing! I do manage to finish reading a couple books a week, and have enjoyed reading some of the contest stories recently! Good luck, y'all! And I hope you like my stuff :)