Josiah Chia

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

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2 Stories

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“A Long Time Coming” by Josiah Chia

Submitted to Contest #25

The minutes bled by like years as Cierra spent most of the night unable to coax herself to sleep. The night was restless in a foreign, albeit welcome manner, nothing like the countless ones she'd spent crying herself to sleep, wishing to be roused from the horrid nightmare that was her life.She glanced at the clock on her dresser – 1st January 2020, 3:52am. The new decade was just hours old, and she was already dreaming of a new beginning of untold proportions. She had but one resolution for the longest time, but each passing year had only e...

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“Sunrises with Shay” by Josiah Chia

Submitted to Contest #23

As fresh snow blanketed the towering pines and the winding streets, I stared out the window, desperate to get myself a slice of that ivory heaven. I had spent countless winters in the Adirondacks, a short drive from my hometown of Toronto, and the mere sight of acre after white-washed acre never failed to steal my breath away. The winter wonderland exuded a serenity that was majestic yet humbling, like the entire stretch of paradise was mine to revel in despite my relative insignificance. In my youth, feeling the rush of wind again...

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