Amelia Bowen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

Stories (17)

17 Stories

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“This Oak, These Skulls” by Amelia Bowen

I thought, when I first saw him, that he must be a statue. His skin was the kind of gray you might see Michelangelo bent over- tooth chisel in his concentrated hand. His eyes, his hair, though -they gave him away. Both were dark, almost black. He sat on a bench by the side of the road I strode to school each day. I didn’t know how I could have missed him before; I reasoned that must have been his first day.There was a book in his hands. He was bent over it like it was the source of all truth, the fountain of youth, life blood- I su...

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“Vent by the Door” by Amelia Bowen

If she pressed her ear to the vent next to the door, she could just make out the sound of whispering. It was high-pitched, like it belonged to the human equivalent of a feather boa. It was the ripple of maple leaves on a summer afternoon; breathy, like a horse’s hooves on pavement. She heard another voice too, like a top hat. It was low and measured, sounding like it drank tea in the mornings instead of coffee. She imagined a porcelain mug. He wouldn’t use teacups, no. He wasn’t like that, she could tell. The ...

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Author bio

~ will be inactive for a while because of an increase in workload~ I am an aspiring short story author and poet who loves to sew historical reenactment clothing and read novels- preferably by Jane Austen or John Knowles. Favorite Poets: Sylvia Plath, Mary Oliver, Billy Collins Favorite books: Jane Eyre, A Separate Peace Everyone go check out my friend Madeline's work at https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/100/submissions/74497/ Critique is always appreciated!!:)

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Contest #102
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