Arianna Peoples

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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“Da Best Cook Roun’ da Whol’ County” by Arianna Peoples

Submitted to Contest #162

(The Best Cook Around the Whole County)TW: Description of blood and brief physical violence-Mama always loved how the mixtures of spices and herbs mingled in her nose as she cooked dinner for all seven of us in the family. Mama always let me sit on the counter next to her while she prepped the vegetables and fruits for our school lunch boxes. I would watch her hands slice, chop, mince, squeeze, and stir, day in and day out. The callouses she adorned looked rough and bumpy. The blisters she would develop were fleshy and bubbly. I loved her no...

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A young Black English major finding solace in writing and bringing fiction to life.