Ava Baum

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“It” by Ava Baum

TW: suicide, mental health   Today is the day it stops. She is still in bed, the sun high in the sky, another night spent staring and staring and staring and staring and stari—I have to stop—ing and staring, her hands clawed around a rectangular hellhole, the flickering lights brightening her dull eyes and—I should stop—a muscle in her thumb is twitchin...

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“Bella” by Ava Baum

Submitted to Contest #101

New apartments smell like freshly cleaned floors, pine, and empty rooms. That's how mine smells, till the mover, a guy with arms of tattoos, comes up with my three boxes. He looks around, the boxes piled in his hands like they weigh nothing, then looks at me.“Where you want me to put these?”“Um.” I say. “Anywhere is good.”He puts them down where he's standing, right at the door, and points at the window. “That's a nice view.” I give him a polite smile and a five dollar tip; he leaves, and then I'm the only person in m...

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“The Color Of A Fighter” by Ava Baum

Submitted to Contest #98

TW: sexual abuse, physical abuse, institutional abuse The boat is made from wood we found behind the cross-filled cemetery, buried under yellowing furniture and carriage carcasses with no wheels and rusted pails. A graveyard for trash behind a graveyard for people. You told me there's no difference between the two. We took the wood that didn't break when I jumped on it and built a sagging boat with a sagging hull. You brought me red paint, said it would make the boat look like it belongs to me, and I had grinned. We missed...

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Author bio

Hello, fellow human. Welcome to my little space, I hope you like it here :) About the author: After writing more than 10 books that never got past the first page, I'm slowly teaching perfectionist me that writing doesn't have to be about a goal. It's about enjoying the word vomit. Also, coffee. If you want to be writing buddies, you can email me at avabaumm28@gmail.com, or comment on one of my stories. I love opinions and critique, both giving and getting-so maybe we can be friends!