Amy Ballard

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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“The White Gown” by Amy Ballard

Submitted to Contest #291

She had not meant to lose him.  The rain had drawn her out of the apartment, and, not having friends, Aubrey had indulged her new-found passion. She had kept it from him, not because it was wrong (it wasn’t) but because she didn’t know how she would explain it. Sometimes, even as she stood in front of the mirrors, perhaps elevated by a pedestal or a pair of satin heels, she tried to frame sentences he would understand. “I feel pretty when I wear them,” she whispered to her reflection. “I feel . . . magical.” The employee at Latimer’s Br...

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“Between the Lines” by Amy Ballard

Submitted to Contest #290

Charlotte did another full turn in the space between the Romantasy table and the YA fiction, allowing her vision to blur. It was easy since her eyes were full of water. This crying was happening whenever now, just any old time, standing in the shower or in front of her old crush or anytime she had to talk in class. And now in the freaking bookstore, why not? This was supposed to be her happy place. Every Friday after school, she treated herself to a visit, whether she had money in her phone case or not. She browsed the sale table, the new re...

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