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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021
Submitted to Contest #102
The world really has itβs way of bringing life back around. Life itself is a full domino effect. Itβs funny how something so long forgotten can still bring you the same peace years down the road. Itβs crazy to deep dive into your own mind and find the hidden gems of your past. My head nods, the continuous bobbing up and down getting stronger and stronger. Every part of my brain feels full, like after twenty eight years it's finally hit capacity. I guess after sitting in a computer chair for fourteen hours, yours would feel that way too. I...
My head nods, the continuous bobbing up and down getting stronger and stronger. Every part of my brain feels full, like after twenty eight years it's finally hit capacity. I guess after sitting in a computer chair for fourteen hours, yours would feel that way too. I pull my head back up one last time before cracking my elbows and pushing myself up with the help of my desk.Β "Finally," my body sighs in relief, "a stretch." I walk around my office, eyeing every last sketch as they bask in the moonlight coming through the window. It's 3:...
Submitted to Contest #100
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Mallory's kitchen wall clock clanged back and forth amongst the silence in her apartment, the anxiety in her chest beating with each sounding. It felt as if the ticks and tocks were inside of her heart. However, what was truly in her heart was something much deeper. A secret. Mallory was pregnant. She didn't understand: how could something that so many people find exciting become her own tragedy? She was barely even twenty two, and she was in this alone. Her boyfriend left the second the suspicion even arose. He did...
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