Ananya Bhalla

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Stop And Blow The Dandelions” by Ananya Bhalla

Submitted to Contest #260

“Recent studies in physics, such as those conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have explored the concept of quantum entanglement—the phenomenon where particles become interconnected in such a way that the state of one particle instantaneously influences the state of another, regardless of the distance between them. This principle, known as non-locality, suggests that the universe operates on a level of interconnectedness that transcends classical notions of space and time.”***Beep. Beep. Beep. Her head feels fu...

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“The Butterfly's Gilded Cage ” by Ananya Bhalla

Submitted to Contest #55

Thomas rested his aching head against his palms, willing the headache to go away. It was only three a.m. in the morning and he already knew that it would be one of those increasingly frequent bad days. A cup of coffee that he’d brewed for himself lay abandoned beside an assortment of white pills on his kitchen counter. Thomas knew those medications wouldn’t work, tried to convince his wife of that, but she never budged. And in a way, it gave him comfort. Taking pills let him pretend that he was in control of his body and mind. But the fantas...

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“To Break A Promise ” by Ananya Bhalla

Submitted to Contest #48

Jade sat in the tall oak tree, the moonlight cascading through the foliage, breaking into tiny diamonds that filled the forest. It was silent except for the girl’s quiet humming. Her long curls fell across her face as she watched over the woods and above the dark silhouettes of trees and vines that engulfed them.  She was high up. Higher than she normally dared to venture, especially in the dark. But she couldn’t care less as she hummed and waited for him.  He came to her like the autumn breeze, softly and quietly.  Without ev...

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“A Lonely World Of Colors” by Ananya Bhalla

Submitted to Contest #39

The first thing Julius noticed when he awakened was how blue the world was around him. His hand twitched as the sensation of cool gel between his fingers registered in his muddled mind. Julius slowly opened his eyes, the blue becoming more vivid as he peered through his eyelashes. All was still, everything silent except for the low hum of a generator. Fighting through the thick gel as he tilted his head up, Julius found himself staring at three metallic orbs, emitting light through multiple holes in its exterior and drifting on their ow...

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Author bio

College girl and EMT with a raging critic living rent-free inside her head; writes best when the candle's burning and Steve Lacy's playing and that critic's gone to bed with the rest of the world.