Amelia Ramble

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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3 Stories

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“Love as a Witch in a post-modernist world. ” by Amelia Ramble

Submitted to Contest #275

TW: mentions of familial death, general death, blood. I have learnt to accept that my love story wouldn’t be the Pride and Prejudice of the 21st century. Nor the monsoon epiphany of two- or three- scantily clad adults, sharing woes and overcoming sudden transgressions. After all, manufacturing a love spell was as easy as breathing. Let me begin anew.  I could start by telling you how I had been abandoned from a young age by parents unequipped for family life, about the human sacrifices they apparently performed or cursed book that pla...

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“Prelude” by Amelia Ramble

Submitted to Contest #267

CW: Mentions of death, war descriptions, mental health. “–I wish you were here Hector, I wish it more and more every day.’ The letter had come first. An unassuming yellow telegram grasped in the hands of a young post runner. The child was small, barely out of his whelping years – snot dried yellow and white on his nose and across his sleeves. Hands tinged black and blue by ink, and sickness, and the cold bitter wind. I dug around in my own pocket, sorting through thimbles and dried rosemary as I pushed aside idle matchsticks and copper coin...

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“To Live A Life Posthumously” by Amelia Ramble

Submitted to Contest #186

cw: Mild swearing, and mentions of deathTHE BEGINNINGThe casket was oak with a mahogany finish. A yellow cut sunflower lay haphazardly between the fingers of the body, the most colour offered in the small run down church. Only three people entered the room. Only three took seats in the front isle, chipped gas cans and matchbox's in hand. The uniformity of the black outfits made the room feel smaller, duller. The only respite was the small almost seamless lines of dark grey thread interwoven into the fabric of each person's blazer. An imperfe...

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Author bio

I am a new writer, so would love lots of feedback! My favourite genre would have to be fantasy with a bit of sci-fi on the side. While for writing I am happy to write about anything fiction, which includes writing poetry! I am also a huge fan of photography and I adore dogs. ....and I'm done rambling.