Avani Mitra

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Lost Moment” by Avani Mitra

Submitted to Contest #81

Layla brushed her fingertips over the photo on her corkboard and smiled. Her corkboard, like most teenagers, was covered in photos, admissions tickets, anything that added to the collection of memories that made her happy. Images of beach days, silly faces, family, friends, and nature-filled the board. But only memories with one person mattered the most to her. When she looked at the board and saw memories with...

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“Trial and Error” by Avani Mitra

Submitted to Contest #54

Delete. Delete. Delete. Undo. Undo. Undo. Shayna hit the backward arrow on her computer until she was once again looking at a blank page. Nothing looked right. The colors didn’t match, the patterns clashed, and the layout looked awkward. This was the sixth draft she had started and deleted in an hour. She was going to throw something. Better yet, at a person. Specifically, her mother for making her do this ridiculous task. She would never actually throw something at her mother, but it was fun to entertain the thought for the time being.&...

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“Timid” by Avani Mitra

Submitted to Contest #46

It had been years. Four years, five months, two weeks, and one day, to be exact. That was how long it had been since Lila had last sat down to write. It was also exactly how long it had been since her twin sister had died. Lila and Clara hadn’t always been close; they had only gotten close in the few years before Clara had died. Growing up, they had been in competition with each other so much to the point that they hadn’t been able to stand each other. After college though, their tempers had mellowed and they no longer cared a...

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“The Audacity ” by Avani Mitra

Submitted to Contest #43

It was 11:04 and Leyra was ready to go home. Leyra’s back hurt and legs were tired from standing for the last five hours. Most of her coworkers had already left around 10:50 after they had cleaned up the coffee shop they worked at, but Leyra was the manager so she wasn’t able to leave when they did. She was stuck making sure the floors were mopped, the counters had been wiped, and turning off the lights before locking up and heading home. Usually, that didn’t take much longer than five minutes, but today, Kayleigh had left the coffee make...

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“Never a Dull Moment” by Avani Mitra

Submitted to Contest #41

I turned the key in the lock and pushed open the front door. I heard a jingling from the other room as Ringo appeared from around the corner, bounding towards me. I barely had enough time to set my keys down on the table before Ringo leaped upon me.“Hi, Buddy! Hello! Hello! You’re so excited to see me!” I exclaimed, a smile breaking across my face. Ringo’s tail wagged enthusiastically as I showered him with lots of love and pets. Mom’s head poked out from the kitchen entrance. “I thought I heard your v...

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Author bio

Writing started in quarantine