Alexis Meade

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

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“On the Run” by Alexis Meade

Submitted to Contest #182

Raindrops plunked on the metal roof of Audrey’s slightly beaten-up Forester as it idled in the gravel driveway, and she drummed her fingers on the steering wheel. Her mind wandered. She shuffled through various aspects of her life – her job, her house, Autumn – never stopping on any one long enough to put it into context or remind herself that almost none of it means anything anymore. Except Autumn. __ One and a half years earlier Autumn’s caramel skin glistened in the sunlight as the two women sauntered over to an open bench in the park. ...

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“Pulling up Roots” by Alexis Meade

Submitted to Contest #164

The distinct roar of the freight train rang in Bea’s ears as her taxi drove her down familiar streets. She was suddenly transported back in time to her adolescence, when she would walk along those tracks with her friends, smoking joints, watching the boys try skate tricks, and sharing their fears of the future. For Bea, the train chugging was one of those unmistakable noises, like the crunching of gravel as your dad’s truck pulls into the driveway. The cicadas outside your open window in the summertime. The patter of your cat’s paws on the l...

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I love fiction but I write other stuff too :) https://medium.com/@almeade