Ariella S

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

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3 Stories

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“The Wind in the Willows” by Ariella S

Submitted to Contest #248

The island could be lonely at times, but with Grandmother Mimi there and her stories, whispers, and touch, I could never ever be alone. My sisters and I fell in love with her as soon as she first held us in her arms, and I understand why mom could never move away from her. There was a certain stillness, calmness, and persistence of happiness that bubbled around me when I was with her. There was one summer when I had Grandmother Mimi to myself for a whole two weeks, which meant we could do all our favourite activities, with no sisterly ...

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“It's Raining Again” by Ariella S

Submitted to Contest #239

Today, when the town of New Granville woke up, it wasn’t our familiar clocks that aroused us, but some hard material that was descending slowly from the sky and landing on our streets and hitting roofs, making tapping sounds as they landed - although softly - startled us. Our little luscious, green hill town was now covered with these materials all over our lawns and pavements. Still in my pyjamas, as it...

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“Why I Loved Winter ” by Ariella S

Submitted to Contest #227

People say the heat suffocates, but I say the cold does more because each breath hurts my lungs terribly, causing me apprehension towards taking normal length breaths. The cold succeeds at being very annoying in the fact that, unless you reach hypothermia, your fingers and toes are not yet fully numb, only mostly. Only mostly numb, meaning it still burns (there are those heat descriptions again) each time you tou...

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