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Allison Barrett Clark

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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Out of Ten

Allison Barrett Clark

Utterly abhorrent fashion sense. Black socks with white shoes AND he has the audacity to think sideburns pulled directly out of the 19th century are hot. 2/10. Vanessa sent out the critique with a smile on her face. She was doing some of her best work recently, and it showed in her reviews. Surely, she would be promoted soon. As of now, she was only a volunteer critic, using her talents for the greater good. Her reviews, sent through her mind’s database directly into the public sphere, were viewed by strangers before they inter...

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The Most Dangerous Books

Allison Barrett Clark

Submitted to Contest #142

Everybody at the library knew not to turn their backs to the books. The library was designed so that you could never do it, except on purpose. Because the books at Ashpointe library weren’t like the others: they were dangerous. Even so, Nina still liked them. Even when her fathers scolded her, she ran her fingers along their spines to feel the leathery backs. She wasn’t allowed to read them, and even if she was, she couldn’t. No one in Ashpointe knew how to read. They were librarians, not scholars. About once every month a scholar wo...

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