E.L. Hyland

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Around and Around We Go” by E.L. Hyland

Submitted to Contest #94

I am too stubborn for my own good many people have told me. Ironically, I used to vehemently argue that this was not true. Yet, I have come to realize that, indeed, this is not just an opinion, but just a fact. You may ask what could change such a stubborn person's mind like this? To answer this question, we will have to take this story way back to a time in my life where I was very impressionable. I came to a major crossroad in my life. Without, further ado let us rewind this story to the summer of 2004. I woke that fateful morning in...

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“The Monster in the Dark” by E.L. Hyland

Submitted to Contest #91

I hate the darkness. Always reminding me of my childhood basement. The silence lets my mind wander. Often getting lost. No matter, here I sit. Locked in the library. Confined by darkness. Patrons have gone away. Night descends upon the building. Yet here I remain. I wander the halls. How is it I came to be here? Looking for my way out. One minute, I was reading. Enthralled in the plot. Wrapped up in the theme. The next minute darkness. Forgotten here. Put down like, a poorly written story. I run to the books. They have always been my guide....

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“The Secret of the Orchid” by E.L. Hyland

Submitted to Contest #90

The house at the end of the road has always drawn speculation. It stood quite a way back from the road. Always overgrown with unruly trees and a jungle of weeds and grass. The entire premise enclosed with a large brick wall. These elements collided and created an air of mystery and secrecy. Which surrounded what use to be the Livingston estate. For the longest of times, the estate just stood in defiance to time. Never changing just being. A few years back a moving truck backed into the driveway in the dead of night. The movers quickly and ...

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Author bio

I am a Small town Indie authors. I believe in the power of literature to tell our stories and to unite people of all different backgrounds. The genre that I enjoy writing is Magical Realism. My favorite author right now is inspiration from Erin Morgenstern.