Alista Richardson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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“Homicidal Housewives are Overrated” by Alista Richardson

Submitted to Contest #62

“You’re gonna get into a car accident by 19.” Yeah, right.  So here I am, sitting my ass on my parent’s old Fuschia colored couch without a single friend or even a driver’s license. That wrinkly elderberry-smelling “Oracle” lady can suck my toes!  I lift and drop my hands with a huff, the worn cushions around me make a phuff noise and sink under the weight of my arms. There’s only so much Criminal Minds, Forensic Files, and Cold Cases one can stomach in a day and I've been sitting here for 30 hours of the last two days. Who knew ...

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“The Park Bench Where We Met” by Alista Richardson

Submitted to Contest #61

The night is resoundingly quiet, not a soul wanders the cool streets. So the clicking of my heels thunders like the clouds above me. I can’t even hold back the cliche melancholy washing over me anymore.  I should be in the packed gymnasium, visiting my old best friends, my old teammates, my favorite teachers, but instead, I’m wandering the street like a lost puppy looking for its mom. I tried to go, I really did. But as soon as I walked in the entrance, dressed in a casual dress I usually wear to work and my “attorney heels” as my hus...

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