Ilona Thomas

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“It isn't a superpower.” by Ilona Thomas

Submitted to Contest #48

Getting out of bed at 5:30am on every weekday doesn't feel like a superpower.So I do it.My alarm goes off at 5:30am, most days I wake somewhere between 5:28am and 5:45am. I wash my face with face-wash that works for me and my budget, I brush my teeth with the toothpaste that was last on sale, and I comb my hair with the brush I was gifted as a teenager. Making good fiscal choices isn't a superpower.Sometimes I moisturise, sometimes it's with hand-creams or body moisturisers because they were a gift, or they come in bigger tubs than face crea...

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“The Long Wait” by Ilona Thomas

Submitted to Contest #47

As you check your mail, you notice a letter that makes you stop in your tracks. You knew it was coming, of course you do, you’ve spent thousands of pounds and a great number of hours of your life dedicated to its creation. You’ve completed every checklist, every box ticked and form filled, now all that was left was for it to arrive. So here you are, crouched over in your porch way, pulling stuck letters from the letter box in your front door. The stairs too far for a perch, for fear that the seconds lost in the movement to sit or stand would...

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Writer of a novel in progress. Lover of small birds. Death knell of plants. @Ilona_Thomas20 (Twitter) https://twitter.com/Ilona_Thomas20 Follow me! Or message me to follow you! I'm always looking for my writers and readers in my life.