Ashley Paige

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

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“A Place Where Only the Things You Want to Happen, Happen” by Ashley Paige

April walks the aisles of her favorite bookstore, carrying her infant daughter, Kelly. She loves to read and hopes Kelly will, too, one day, but she can’t afford any of these books. She is tired, overworked, and underpaid, and she worries she isn’t giving Kelly enough. Still, April shows her daughter the caterpillar mural in the children’s section with a smile on her face. A stranger approaches—an olde...

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“Unplugged” by Ashley Paige

Content warning: contains references to death.Sister,My life is a flickering light, only a day from going out. They’re unplugging me tomorrow. You’ll find that phrasing crude, but life is—now more than ever—too short to mince words. I heard the doctor this morning. It’s been months, and I haven’t made any progress. Survival is unlikely. No one’s advocating for a boy with no parents to stay alive on the government’s dime.It doesn’t matter that I’m here, imprisoned in my mind, hearing ev...

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I like antiheroes and the em-dash ✨ if you're here, thanks for reading!