Izzie Chan - Writer on Reedsy Prompts

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Dear Michael

Submitted to Contest #78

The ink bottle clinked against her wooden desk as she took it out of the drawer. Quick scratches as she touched pen to paper, writing heartfelt letters to the same person, all while knowing they would never respond. She wrote to her son, whom she lost so many years back, she eventually gave up counting. Beginning with the usual "Dear Michael," she proceeded to write with frail hands, tapping her foot rhythmically against the hardwood floors. She informed him about her day, asked how he was doing, and put her heart into each word, ignori...

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Until I Wake

Izzie Chan

Submitted to Contest #74

10...”Are you ready?” She smiles.I take a deep breath, feeling my chest slowly rise as I inhale and fall as I exhale. I return the smile. “Yes.”9...My grin turns into a frown when I look away. A seemingly unending row of vacant glowing capsules follows mine. I suppose that I’m their “test subject”. I won’t be able to have that feeling again until ten years go by... am I making the right choice? I hesitate for a moment, but shake my head and step up on the platform.8...No, of course I am. I don’t have anything left for me, after all...

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Aunt Delia

Izzie Chan

Submitted to Contest #72

“Julia dear, come quick! Your breakfast is getting cold.” Anne stood straight as though there was a ruler in her back, her dark, opal blue eyes glimmering. She set down a stacked plate of four golden pancakes paired with fruits and syrup as her sister cascaded down the stairs. She, too, was standing tall and straight and had blue eyes, though hers were somewhat lighter in color. They both inherited that feature from their parents, who had died in a motorcar crash. Now it was just them, their older brother George, and their Aunt Delia. “...

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Hi, I'm Izzie!
This is my old account. Here's the link to my new one: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/isabella-chan/

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- A.Dot Ram: She's an amazing and talented writer, one of the first people I followed when I started.
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- Emmie Greensgate: She left, but still, go read her stories. She's so talented, and they're always amazing.
- Maya W.: A really, really talented writer. Her story, "Roux and Rue" is one of my favorites. I love the way she wrote it in the format of a cookbook.
- Alex Allison: She only posted once, but it was enough for me to follow her! Go read her story, "For Ever, Sugar".
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