Ashley Long

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“Untethered” by Ashley Long

Submitted to Contest #110

On a Tuesday night, after feeding and bathing the children, after packing their backpacks and lunches for school, after ironing my husband’s shirts, I walked out the back door. I only meant to get some fresh air. I thought I’d sit on the porch for a bit, maybe look for constallations. But I walked to the end of the porch and then I walked to the end of the drive and then I just kept walking. By the time I crossed into Georgia I wondered if it was a federal offense to kidnap yourself. I dumped my cell phone before I crossed state lines. The...

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