Ashley Fields

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“Shipwreck and the Sea” by Ashley Fields

Submitted to Contest #140

 I remember floating on my back in the waveless ocean, staring into the sun until my retinas ached, until the rest of my insides started to feel okay. I thought of mermaids, and I thought of sirens singing sailors to their demise. I wasn’t sure which I favored more--the sea, oblivious death, or an effortless life purpose. I stayed in the water until I started thinking that maybe I wouldn’t leave the water for a long, long time and rolled my body from my back to my stomach and made myself slowly drift back to shore.  I knew everyo...

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I try to stay inspired and write as often as I can, which sometimes is not at all.