Averi Carlson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Darkness Falls” by Averi Carlson

Submitted to Contest #58

Rain pounded Arthur Green’s face as he worked his way to the power plant on the edge of town. Using a car would have made him traceable, walking didn’t. This was the only way to save her. The only way to make sure she got home safe. He had thought his criminal days were past him. Apparently they weren’t. His hand in his pocket fingered the list of instructions that he was supposed to comply with. He had gotten home that afternoon from work ready to come in the sweet smell of a homemade dinner. Instead he had found a kicked-in door and...

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“Broken Love Story of My Life” by Averi Carlson

Submitted to Contest #28

I never should have fallen for him. He was too perfect, too far out of my league. But I couldn’t help myself. The way his eyes sparkled in the sunlight, and how his messy blonde hair seemed to fall just right. He was good at everything he tried and I just didn’t think I could live up to that, and I was right. We lived in the same neighborhood and went to the same school. He was a grade ahead of me but we still had one class together. Every time he came into the classroom my heart would pound and I felt like I wanted to run and wrap my a...

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“The Christmas Coins ” by Averi Carlson

Submitted to Contest #21

Cold snow pelted Alberto Oste’s back as he trudged through a foot of solid ice. The weather had been harsher for months and it was growing worse in the days leading up to the holidays. Mr. Oste was making his way back to his inn from picking up a new shipment of potatoes and beans. An old but wiry man, Mr. Oste was hardworking and never took a day off. He had short graying hair he was short, shorter than most, but he had grown strong from lifting boxes for his business. He set down the box he had been carrying and pulled his weathered j...

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Author bio

I am a full-time author in the state of Arizona. I am currently working two trilogies and many short stories. My dream is to write and see the many wonders of the world. I live at home with her parents and two siblings. currently go to high school and love hanging out with my friends.