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Ashley Benware

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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Christmas Cheer, Canines, and Coffee: A Cozy Pine Ridge Morning

Submitted to Contest #227

In the heart of Pine Ridge, where winters wrapped the town in a crystalline shroud, Anya stepped out into the biting embrace of a cold morning. The frigid hold of winter tightened its grip on the small town, leaving a crystalline world draped in glistening frost. The frosty morning air bit into every exposed inch of skin, a stark reminder that nature's breath was unyielding. The trees, skeletal sentinels against the gray, pink, and purple canvas of the sky, stood adorned with a delicate lace of hoarfrost. The slightest breeze sent cascades...

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The Watcher

Submitted to Contest #219

"Shh, shh, little one!" Mother shouted over my hysteric cries. "I think someone is listening." The chilling words threatened to freeze the blood in my veins. I remember a flash of bright light in the window, then abysmal darkness. "No one is there, Mama, no one is there," I sniffled at her as my little hand curled around one of her trembling fingers. I kept my eyes on the ground as the apartments became visible through the window once more. "They are here. They are watching," she mumbled to herself over and over again. My mother ...

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