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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022
Submitted to Contest #179
It's the first day of the new year, Maya was sleeping soundly when she was awoken by the sound of clattering bottles. She lets out an exhausted sigh as she pushes herself out of bed, she grabs her robe from the place it hangs behind her door and puts it on, then walks out of her room. As she walked down the hallway, she heard the sound of the dryer running. She stalked closer to the living room where she was sure she'd find her father passed out in a pile of empty liquor bottles and trash, but instead she found nothing, in fact, it was clean...
Submitted to Contest #161
TW: Death of a family member. My sister died almost a year ago and it’s the happiest I’ve ever been. Now before you come to a conclusion about me, let me tell you how it all started. Our story began on a warm May night when my mother was rushed to the hospital by my father because her water broke. They went into the hospital expecting to go home with a bouncing baby girl but instead left with two identical girls. They hadn’t planned for me but they did their best, in their own way that is. Me and my sister were like two sides of the same c...
Submitted to Contest #158
Anna and Jack had almost nothing in common at the beginning of their relationship and that’s what brought them together, but the constant arguments and different viewpoints and backgrounds soon grew out of its cute phase. Much like their usual pattern, this odd couple finds themselves back in the deserted parking lot of a movie theater that closed down a few years back. “Remember when we attended your brother’s wedding?” Jack asked, took a puff of his cigarette and passed it to Anna. Anna placed the tiny cylinder between her lips and drew ...
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