Amanda Stangl

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

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“Runaway Baby” by Amanda Stangl

Submitted to Contest #227

Ainsley pushed the door open, chiming the bell that signaled her arrival into the coffee shop. She took a deep breath, not having visited in several months. The Bread and Java sat just blocks away from her and Quinton’s old apartment they shared, and she had avoided it since the wedding, attempting to respect Quinton’s wish for privacy. But a few weeks ago, she texted him, asking him to meet, that it was urgent. He took a few days to respond, but finally, he agreed to meet her here at 10 o’clock this morning, and she had arrived twenty minut...

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“The Sleepless Companion” by Amanda Stangl

Submitted to Contest #224

(Contains mention of severe illness) I can’t sleep.  Granted, I restlessly napped periodically throughout the day, while Isabelle was visiting Dr. Robinson, but the walk in the park this evening should have tired me out. Now, I lay in bed next to her, listening to her deep shallow breaths, willing the noise to lull me to sleep. I haven’t been able to sleep for many nights. Since the moon was full. The sound of Isabelle getting sick in the toilet before she crawls into bed every night, leaves me feeling unsettled, my stomach twisting i...

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