Elli Lewis

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“6:30” by Elli Lewis

Submitted to Contest #106

My clock says 6. There are thirty minutes to go. Thirty minutes is half an hour because it is half of sixty. There are sixty minutes in an hour. So there is half an hour before I can go to mummy and daddy’s room. I want to go now. I don't like being alone. But it is a rule. They made that rule when I was little because they don’t like waking up early. Before 7 is early. I wanted 6 and they wanted 7, but I couldn't wait until 7. So, we made a deal. 6:30.Oh. Now my clock says 6:01. 29 minutes to go.I hate waiting. Mummy always tells me I shoul...

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“Family Tree” by Elli Lewis

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #105

Present Day: LolaWe see our lives as solid. Structures we have built, brick by brick. But I know they are shoddy constructions, not fit for purpose. It’s the illusion of normalcy that is dependable. Just look at my living room, unchanged even as my world crumbles. Only the officers in their uniforms spoil the otherwise familiar scene. And even they will be gone soon.Over the past week, as it all unfolded, I kept thinking about the time Grayson broke his arm. Just a normal Saturday afternoon at the park. A train on a track it had traversed co...

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Author bio

Author of Trophy Life and The Lottery Club. Founder of Audiobooks Nest, specialist audiobook review site.

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #105

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