Elisabeth Fowler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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“The Quiet Never Comes” by Elisabeth Fowler

Submitted to Contest #286

Jill, can you come in here for a second The instant message caused instant anxiety for the company’s compliance manager. Jill minimized the fifth interruption of the day from her CEO, and pinched her forehead. She breathed in and out in the measured way her Chaos Master had instructed. As she tried refocusing on her daily quest for inner peace, all the office phones shrilled at once, their insistence of being picked up a nagging declaration of urgency. She hyper focused on the aggressive crunch of staplers being forced down in...

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“Fragments” by Elisabeth Fowler

Submitted to Contest #284

“Who’s that in my house?”The dark, handsome child turned his attention from the TV and responded. His voice was deeper than a boy’s ought to be. “We’ve been over this—that’s you. Do you want me to take it down?” I didn’t know how to answer him when the volume was missing in the room. I couldn’t understand what held his focus or mine. He rolled his eyes back to his video game when he got no response from me. Trying to make sense of what he said, I raised a tired hand towards the face in the flaking mirror. Both were pale and wrinkle...

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“We the People” by Elisabeth Fowler

Submitted to Contest #243

Nicole picked up a cherimoya and pretended to examine it while sneaking glances at the wizen shopkeeper. His stares were bold, so she turned a cold shoulder to him—a weak attempt at hiding from his judgment. She perused plums and pomegranates as if it were her birthright to buy his wares. The hole-in-the-wall souk was never busy like the rest of the market. The emptiness of it was usually inviting, but anxiety was starting to rouse Nicole as she continued her hunt for less bruised produce under the keeper’s watchful eye. For the first time, ...

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Author bio

Elisabeth Fowler is a novelist and storyteller who crafts narratives deeply rooted in regional empathy and the shared experiences of the human race. Hailing from Alabama, Fowler draws inspiration from the South, a world with its own distinct rhythms and complexities. Through a mixed-cultural lens, Fowler explores themes of identity, resilience, and the intricate fabric of human connection.