Joy Andersen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Farewell” by Joy Andersen

Submitted to Contest #76

Sunlight filled the air around them, flowing smooth and soft like a song. All the greens and browns of the tree they were in were tinged with gold, as if, at least to their view, the whole world was bathed in warmth. The leaves around them bobbed happily at the mild whims of the wind, barely being nudged out of place before returning with a little swoop. It was that time in the early evening when the insects had come out, when the air was that perfect temperature, sliding smoothly between day and night. That time when inspiration come...

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“To Know Success” by Joy Andersen

Submitted to Contest #75

The clang of the hallway clock greets the cool air like an old friend. The sound hums through the space into the room and her lips quirk in satisfaction. She leans back against the cool leather of the chair, letting it sway to the left, to the right, and she closes her eyes. The room is still, peaceful. Just the slow swish-swish of her skirt crossing the base of the chair each time she passes over it. Swissh. Quiet. Swissh. Quiet. Vaguely, in the distance, there are some fireworks going off, but not here. The only other sound is the buz...

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