Alystair White

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

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“A Scent of Gray” by Alystair White

Submitted to Contest #51

I'm in a small room. It is old, and it’s dingy, and there is an odor to it, something subtle, a scent of... gray. I look around, trying to get my bearings. It’s like I’ve been here before, but not quite here. It’s disorienting. The first thing that comes into focus is a bedspread, dull and drab brown, like that dreadful coffee you get from a convenience store.  Then I see the wallpaper, which is a dark, depressing version of red, muted and faded, like dried blood. There are off-white stripes running down it from ceiling to floor, like t...

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While I've been writing on and off for years, I have only ever had one story published and that was in high school. I am now returning to the craft and I have several stories that I need to tell. This is the start of my writing journey.