Beth Manson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

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“Story of a Dead Girl” by Beth Manson

Submitted to Contest #274

I’ve been following him. I know, I know. I’m aware of how that sounds. It’s funny how one thing can feel like the only thing you want in the world, and once you have it, your mind moves on to something else. The grass is always greener and all that, I suppose. I didn’t know being dead would be so lonely. I felt like I was beat around by everyone I ever met my whole life. Except for Maddy, but then she was gone, too, and that’s when my heart cracked open. My one friend, gone because of some pill popping drunk that couldn’t own up to her mista...

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“Girlhood” by Beth Manson

Submitted to Contest #227

The windowpane is freezing against my forehead as I look out at the first snow of the season. I can hear commotion from my roommates through my bedroom door. It’s been going on since Maia came gamboling into the apartment, screeching Snow! It’s snowing outside! One by one, I hear my other roommates getting home from the studio, bounding through the apartment like puppies, high off the snowfall, the weekend, the done-with-rehearsal feelings. It’s Friday night and I can tell by the sounds that they’re all getting ready for their evenings. ...

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