Anni Bowen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Plan C” by Anni Bowen

Submitted to Contest #52

"Hey!" I yelled, turning around so quickly that my scarf whipped me in the face. "Watch where you're throwing those," I snapped. The kid who had accidentally hit me with his snowball (he couldn't have been older than 8 or 9) rolled his eyes at me and turned back around to play with his friends. I wasn't entirely satisfied with my response either. I had just struggled through a very stressful meeting at work, where it was officially recognized that the company I worked for would be laying off about a third of their employees. Knowing that I ...

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“Sunglasses” by Anni Bowen

Submitted to Contest #51

"And now, if you move it slightly to the left, you'll be able to get a clear view of Jupiter," Joanie whispers to me. I do as she instructs me, and I am suddenly overcome with a numbness that could only have originated from shock. "There it is," I sigh, as the image of the planet fills my telescope. It's absolutely breathtaking. It is insane to think of how far away it is from me right now. Yet, I can see it from right where I am. "Wow," is all that I can manage to say. "Beautiful, isn't it?" Joanie asks me. I nod, unable to take my eyes off...

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Aspiring young author New to Reedsy Prompts