Ava J

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2024

Stories (2)

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ā€œIn The Eyesā€ by Ava J

Submitted to Contest #282

It was strange, opening up a box and expecting nothing. Usually one would think before acting, attempt to console before hurting, but this time no prior heartache was put into it. Yet she remembered the days when nothing was everything. Where darkness was the predator and light was the prey.She dragged her empty eyes over the box. The box itself was ordinary at first glance. It had worn wood, edges smoothed from years of handling, and a clasp that barely held on. Clearly nothing special. But inside, it held something precious to her. Though,...

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ā€œPendulum Swingā€ by Ava J

ā­ļø Shortlisted for Contest #281

Tick, tick, tick. The party started at eight-thirty, but nobody could recall when the man arrived. The lady with the pink boa, quite extravagant for such an occasion, swore she saw him dance in. He swept through the double doors, she said, with a flourish so dramatic it must have been rehearsed.Ā  Surprisingly, this grand gesture had drawn no attention besides her curious eyes. The lady with the pink boa had noticed other people at the party too, for she had a knack for noticing things. Not the things most people paid attention to. No, h...

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Author bio

Hi! :D I'm Ava! Iā€™m a college student studying astrophysics and I've taken up creative writing as a little escape from science and math. I'm going to try to post some of my favorite stories here whenever I'm not knee-deep in assignments :)

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Contest #281
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