Alyssa Telgenhoff

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Crimson and Steel ” by Alyssa Telgenhoff

Submitted to Contest #272

She ordered a BLT. What the hell? She always orders a hamburger with no onions. Always. Rain or shine. Without question.Is she mad at me? Something’s definitely wrong. Something’s off. A change in routine means that she knows something. Is she doing this to mess with me? To drive me crazy?I open my mouth to speak, but she turns her head away from me to look out the window. She can't be admiring the view. All there is to look at is a peeling metal bench, rusty pick-up trucks, and melted snow that had turned ...

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“The Wrapping Paper Store” by Alyssa Telgenhoff

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #173

“This is the twentieth time we’ve heard All I Want For Christmas Is You,” I say to Alicia. “No, Faith, this is the billionth time we’ve heard it.” She rolls her eyes, grinning. Alicia is my favorite person to work with at The Wrapping Paper Store. I’m not kidding, that’s the store's actual name. It’s so long, it barely fits on the green sign above the front door. At TWPS we sell, surprise, wrapping paper. For any occasion, birthdays, baby showers, and weddings, but our busiest time is the holidays. Today is November 1st and i...

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“1 1 3” by Alyssa Telgenhoff

Submitted to Contest #149

My town of Burning, South Carolina had two unspoken rules: go to church on Sunday and don't touch The Dead Tree. On a Halloween night, my gran revealed our tiny town’s local legend. My parents were at some party and she had been tasked with taking me trick o’ treating. We were out later than I was allowed to be and Gran grabbed my hand leading the way home. I was annoyed. I couldn’t see the beautiful colors of the crunchy leaves and my princess costume had turned more uncomfortable than cute. The tiara was too tight and my shoes too b...

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“Fragmented Reality ” by Alyssa Telgenhoff

Submitted to Contest #147

High school parties aren’t like the movies. I had imagined most of my junior class packed in a mansion, drinking from red solo cups, dancing around, carefree. Being young. Maybe being a little bit stupid. That’s not what I was met with that night. I was in my favorite worn jeans and had smeared pink lipgloss on my mouth. Five guys were sitting on stained red couches, passing around a blunt in a humid garage. I’d never seen any of them before, and they looked far too old to be in high school. A girl in my E...

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“Posted Two Minutes Ago” by Alyssa Telgenhoff

Submitted to Contest #144

Jason King liked my Instagram post. The one I posted two minutes ago. This can mean one of two things. He’s casually scrolling through the app. Possible. Or he turned on the notification to tell him when I post something. Seems unlikely. But! Jason asked me to borrow a pencil to take a math final we had yesterday. He didn’t ask Amber Prescott or Courtney Hall for a pencil. Both are more popular and sat closer to him in math class. Does this mean something? I study the picture in question. It’s one of my favorit...

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Author bio

Usually, my dog, Oliva, is my first reader, she doesn't have much feedback, so I'd appreciate constructive criticism :)

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #173

The Wrapping Paper Store – read story