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Ali Rose

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

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Between the Lines

Ali Rose

Submitted to Contest #306

Part 1: The Revelation VOICE NOTE TRANSCRIPT – From: Cait – To: Bestie (Unsent)Cait: (Voice is a raw, ragged whisper, laced with barely contained panic) Oh my God. You are not going to believe this. Ali’s laptop. She left it open. I shouldn't have looked, but she’s been so distant. I’m desperate to understand. And it’s worse than I thought.(Pause, a shaky breath)It’s all about Sam, an old friend. Pages about their "connection"—things unsaid, moments that clearly meant the world to her. It reads like constant yearning. She describes Sam’s sce...

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Long Overdue Conversation!

Ali Rose

Submitted to Contest #186

"I thought I might find you here""I was hoping you would and then maybe you'd remember""I never forgot""You sure about that?""Ali, I'm sorry for how I reacted when I saw you back there. I just wasn't expecting to see you""I was surprised too but in a good way.""I am happy to see you""Uh.. Didn't really seem that way""Ali…""It's all good. You haven't spoken to me in more than 5 years, so I wasn't surprised at all by your reaction.""Maybe I should go.""More silence should make it better, right?""You don't understand.""You're right, I...

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Let it Snow!

Ali Rose

Submitted to Contest #174

I was never much of a skier, in fact, I had only been once in my life.  I did, however, fall in love with being in the mountains during winter.  The crisp air, the pristine snow, and the warmth of a fire after a cold trek in nature.   I arrived at the small mountain chalet B&B just as the sun was going down behind the mountain peaks.  As the driver unloaded my bags, I breathed in the fresh mountain air, grateful to have arrived safely and just in time to see the first sunset of my stay. &...

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A One-Of-a-Kind Friendship

Ali Rose

Submitted to Contest #172

What the hell is happening?12 years of friendship down the drain? How does that even happen? No warning, no goodbye, no explanation…Poof, just gone! Sam and I had met at a work function in 2004 and immediately just clicked. We lived in different cities but worked together daily, interacting via phone or internet. Our work relationship blossomed into friendship and when our jobs changed, we stayed in constant contact. I was 20 something, in a new city, my family halfway across the country and my then relationship...

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