Aristos Achion

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Build God, Then We'll Talk” by Aristos Achion

Submitted to Contest #167

“You know this isn’t how the world is supposed to be” the sentence piques my interest as my eyes move on, “Does any part of you look at the sky and hurt?” and in that instant, I feel it, the dullest of aches in the pit of my stomach, in the deepest most intimate chambers of my heart.Doesn’t it hurt? My thoughts taunt me, Doesn’t it burn?The ache in me throbs as I move my eyes away to the wall, tracing shadows, evening out my breathing.It hurts doesn’t it, your shackled uniqueness.Your singularity.I sneak a glance at the end of the page and r...

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“I Am Thinking of The Secret of Durable Pigments, The Refuge of Art” by Aristos Achion

Submitted to Contest #155

The world, as the newscasters and religious zealots shrieked at the tops of their withering voices, was ending. Nobody knew how, or why, but the leaves were wilting, the water salting, the bees had gone, and the collective sense of dread was palpable. The wind had begun to whisper to the trees. And in this world, in a little town that was quieter than the night itself, there lived a boy who was spending his last night on earth in an old playground with his best friend, to which the term had rubbed some people the wrong way since th...

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“"I Am The Setting Sun" ("I Am The Setting Sun")” by Aristos Achion

Submitted to Contest #154

“We” she slams her notebook and a few sheets clumped together onto the table, “are running out of time.”She stands across from me with her hands splayed on the table and I stare at her with even, if a little bit sleep blurred, eyes. I sip my tea. “Running out of time to do what exactly?” “To get back at my groomer, I’ve finally figured out what I want to do.” “Well,” I take another careful sip, awakening with each word that she says, “that’s one hell of a way to start the day.”… “So what you’re saying is that you want to out him.” She huffs ...

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Author bio

son of Aphrodite, I make art and write stories sometimes. “Is it safe? Safe as life.” : Currently Reading: MISTER IMPOSSIBLE