Alexandra Stone

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Finally” by Alexandra Stone

Submitted to Contest #93

Trigger warning: mental illness and drugsThe worst part isn't the gunshot, nor was it the thud of another lifeless body. It was the blood-curdling scream of the girlfriend. It was the hair-rising smash of the bestfriend's wine glass. They were deafening.Fine, the gunshot was also deafening, but it was a good type of deafening, like an upbeat concert type of deafening, you know?Yeah, yeah, whatever. She shouldn't have brought a gun, she shouldn't have pulled the trigger, but does anybody ever think of why she brought the gun? Do they think of...

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“It's Just a Cigarette” by Alexandra Stone

Submitted to Contest #92

Trigger Warning : AbuseA quiet zephyr blew from the West, dismissing the stifling smoke into the air. Once again, the atmosphere smelled like Christmas. Not the gingerbread cookies and crackling fireplace type of Christmas, but ghastly cold and empty plates type of Christmas.There was no laughter and lively chatter, just an envelope of cold air that pierced through one's lungs and six inches deep of white blanket coating the entire countryside.It was a particularly dark night, for the gleaming moon wasn't present. It was new moon. A chance f...

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“To Believe in Yourself Is to Fly” by Alexandra Stone

Submitted to Contest #85

'Excited' didn't quite describe it. Harlyn was absolutely thrilled to be starting her new life in the new city that had just recently been discovered! She heard from the news that this new city lets you have the ability to switch gravity on and off, but only for you! Of course, new island, countries and cities emerge every day, but none of them sounded quite as intriguing as Antapolis. When the plane began to transcend down to the little blob of land, Harlyn was tempted to try and switch the gravity off, but the pilot had strictly advised t...

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