Ash Loxley

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Town of Loppenheim” by Ash Loxley

Submitted to Contest #96

Mason was straightening the collar of his short-sleeved, black dress shirt in the passenger-side mirror outside of his green 1992 Ford Taurus when Stella finished locking up the pet care store she worked at. It was odd that Loppenheim has a pet care store because the town was only a population of three hundred sixty-five. They didn’t offer vet service, but foods and supplies for dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, rabbits, snakes and ferrets. There was a large rural community of a combination of livestock farmers and fishers that freq...

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“Sophina” by Ash Loxley

Submitted to Contest #93

The party was for Sophina’s niece’s Quinceanera – celebrating her fifteenth birthday, in other words. Larissa was born to a single mom as her Dad died in a roll over while her parents were expecting her. Larissa’s mom is Sophina’s younger sister by seven years. Sophina is extremely nervous. It’s been several years since she let herself join in a large gathering of any kind, feeling the family disappointment since her husband abandoned her. She was left to figure it all out.... but what. The pandemic fr...

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Author bio

Mom of two. Happy lady. Loves to write and inspire.