Clarissa Salman

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

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“Perspectives From A Peak” by Clarissa Salman

Submitted to Contest #244

I’ve accomplished a fair amount of stupid activities in my life, but this one by far prevails over them all as the most foolish.  It’s October, but the weather in Shenandoah National Park ignores the memo. The trees around me hold steadfast onto their leaves, reluctant to discard them. The leaves themselves are hesitant to change, surrounding me in a sea of emerald shrubbery. When I look out across the valley, a few pockets of forestry have surrendered to the changing of the seasons. Though their colorings haven't reached the vibrancy o...

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“Dueling Hours” by Clarissa Salman

Submitted to Contest #224

His kisses are the sunrises I’m never able to see. Mine are the sunsets he comes home to. It is the only way we are able to tell time anymore, by our short kisses and wishful longings. We live for the passionate yet fleeting touches; An embrace of fingertips as we pass each other in the hallway, or a touch on the shoulder to indicate that yes, I am still alive and so is he, even though we are now ghosts to each other.  He and I were once the same. We slept until the first few rays of light woke us up. We had breakfast at dawn when our...

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