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Delaney Burton

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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The Search

When I awoke from what felt like an endless slumber, I felt light and fuzzy. I felt a tingle at the tips of my fingers and toes, the only heaviness that I felt was beneath my hips as they pressed firmly into the solid wet ground. I inhaled fresh crisp air and came to understand I was no longer in my world. I had no idea where I was or had I come here. I began to hesitantly open my heavy eyes, my heart pounding as my body felt more awareness. Aware that what I saw before me, was somewhere I'd never seen. The world around me was vast and empty...

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Their Tree

Submitted to Contest #90

She was flying. Higher and higher if only she could fly to another place. Get away from this stupid town. When she came here for a weekend two months ago she never expected to actually have to stay. She wanted to go back to mom, wherever she was. If only she could live in the tree, that was her safe place away from the constant yelling. The anger that had eaten her mom alive and why she’d left her only daughter here, Millie would never understand. Higher and higher towards the bright blue sky and then she heard a slight cough and tumbled to ...

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Bright Eyes

He was hot, tired, and someone smelled of dirty socks. The train this time of year was full of people travelling in and out of the city. Trying to get their fill of the nice weather before it turned back again to the frigid temperatures everyone in the city had become so accustomed to. James wouldn’t be able to enjoy the warm weather, this was the firm's busiest time of year. There were so many campaigns getting ready to go full force for the fall and winter sales months. His clients were all hoping to brand themselves to their customer...

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