Alicia Gilliam

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2019

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“A Night Out on the Town” by Alicia Gilliam

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #8

“Everything okay, mister?” The patrolman aimed his flashlight directly at me. I swallowed hard and shielded my eyes. There was no satisfactory way to explain why anybody would be on the streets of Oakhill at 11:45 at night. “Fine, officer.” “Out a bit late, aren’t you?” “Yes, sir. Just enjoying the fresh air.” A weak first attempt. “Fresh air, huh?” “The AC is broken back home.” I held my breath. The blinding light dropped to the ground in front of my feet. No one could blame a man for seeking escape from a stale apartment in this heat...

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“Happy Endings Require a Sacrifice” by Alicia Gilliam

Submitted to Contest #7

I am here to testify that what happened in Oakhill was no dream, nor even a daydream, but a mingling of hot imagination and cold reality colliding into a thunderstorm of story-telling that took even Juliet by surprise. This is her story.It all started on a typical Thursday afternoon at the close of 7thperiod English.“Due Friday: Three-page original fairy tail”Juliet winced at the spelling error on the blackboard. She had a few choice words, but her eyes dropped to the collection of buttons on the backpack sitting at her feet. “Be nice. Be ni...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #8

A Night Out on the Town – read story