Amethyst Violets

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

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“A Little Night Music” by Amethyst Violets

Submitted to Contest #73

The drummer.That was her title. It was almost degrading, in a sense, since she could play so much more than a drum kit.But that was who Julia was to her family when they talked about careers: the drummer.Oh, yes, her brother and sister were in the medical field or in a large, successful company, and each of them earned at least twice of what she did.But did they enjoy what they did? Were they in a group of a hundred-over people who, regardless of per...

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“Can I Have This Dance?” by Amethyst Violets

Take my hand, take a breathPull me close and take one stepKeep your eyes aligned to mineAnd let the music be your guide-----------------------------------------"What do you mean Abby can't perform?"She had told herself that being a backup dancer basically meant that she would do nothing to help on tour. She would have some peace and quiet for once."Are you sure? There's no one else?"She had als...

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“Gladiolus ” by Amethyst Violets

Submitted to Contest #70

It is said that music acts like a time machine. A simple verse of lyrics, a melody, a chord progression, can take you back to a moment in time like nothing else can.If it's true, what moment would you go back to? Would I be in that moment, frozen in time, making music with you? -----------------------------------------Leonard is thirteen when he first meets Alexis. He walks briskly in an almost anxious manner down the corridor. Maybe, he thinks, there’ll be no one the...

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“Remember Me” by Amethyst Violets

Submitted to Contest #68

It had been twenty-four years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. The woman with the wrinkled, pale skin gave a thin smile as she gazed up at the single, framed photograph on the faded wallpaper. The girl in the photo smiled back, eyes alight with youthful joy.Marie CoulterViolin-----------------------------------------“The building is to be demolished tomorrow morning, ma’am. The manager of the demolition company would like you to sign this to confi...

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Hi, friends! Amethyst here, but you can call me Mey. 50% writer, 50% musician. "ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀʏ ‘ᴀᴍᴀᴛᴇᴜʀ’ ᴀꜱ ɪꜰ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ᴡᴏʀᴅ. ‘ᴀᴍᴀᴛᴇᴜʀ’ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛɪɴ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ‘ᴀᴍᴀʀᴇ’, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛ." I'm a student and writing is a hobby which I can get better at, as with everything I do. "ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴀɴᴛᴜᴍ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄꜱ. ɴᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴘᴏʀᴇꜱ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ? ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏɢᴇɴɪᴛᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴀɴꜱᴘᴇʀᴍɪᴀ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ. ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ? ɴᴏ; ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄꜱ ᴀꜱ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ." I'm also a huge sci-fi geek. "ʏᴏᴜ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴊᴏʙ, ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ, ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ’ꜱ ꜱᴇʟꜰ." I've loved classical music for as long as I can remember so most of my stories will involve music. I'm also a... 𝕻𝖔𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖉 "ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ, ɪꜰ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ." 𝕯𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖙𝖊 "ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴜꜱᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ʀᴇᴘᴛɪʟᴇ." 𝕿𝖜𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗 "ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ... ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ?" 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗 𝕮𝖆𝖙𝖘 𝕱𝖆𝖓 “ᴅᴇꜱᴛɪɴʏ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡꜱ ʙʟɪɴᴅʟʏ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋꜱ ʟᴏᴜᴅᴇꜱᴛ. ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴛɪɴʏ ʟɪᴇꜱ.” 𝕿𝖗𝖊𝖐𝖐𝖊𝖗 "ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇʟɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴꜱ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ." Completed short stories: 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒆 𝑮𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒔 𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆? (unpublished) 𝑨 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 WIPs: 𝔸