Laura Monaghan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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4 Stories

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“Small voices, big stories” by Laura Monaghan

Submitted to Contest #105

Jasper (81 years old) Brisbane, Queensland 20th September 2019 Shouts and chants filled the air outside the apartment window. Jasper sat in his leather sofa, flicking through the Brisbane Times with age-spotted fingers. Lowering the volume of his hearing aid, Jasper once again tried to read the top line of the next paragraph.  His eyes had barely skimmed the first few words when a loud crash followed by a chorus of outcries interrupted. Jasper’s eyes rolled heavenward as he slapped his newspaper closed against the worn arm of the so...

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“Behind glass doors” by Laura Monaghan

Submitted to Contest #103

The Days for Daze retirement home certainly lived up to its name. Everywhere Vicky looked, she found blank-eyed stares and drool dribbling from flaccid lips. She herself, sat in a stiff-backed armchair positioned by a window large enough to let her feel the idea of the sun on her skin. Days for Daze had been Vicky’s house for the last year and a half but it was far from a place she’d fondly call home.  She stared down at her son’s takeaway coffee cup sat half drunken next to the one he’d brought her, which was drained to the very dregs...

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“A little chaos” by Laura Monaghan

Submitted to Contest #99

The dawn tip-toed its way into the sky, fusing the inky blue with bursts of amber and gold. But I was not as smooth as the sunrise and marched rather unceremoniously up the mountainside. As I went, the sweet singing birds burst from their perch in the trees above and flew in search of someplace undisturbed. I didn’t spare them a second glance. Instead, as I wound through the trees, my eyes followed the sky. Where the faint glimmer of the moon still lingered, as if it couldn’t bear to give up the night to the sun’s fierce radiance. &nbsp...

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“River stones” by Laura Monaghan

Submitted to Contest #98

The River wove like an opalescent snake right through the seams of the world. One side of its banks skimmed the edge of the Earth’s sky whilst the other bordered the beginning of the galaxies beyond. It was along the latter that I spent my days, tending to the fertile soil and polishing the stones scattered along the River’s bed.  The afternoon light shone golden here, fracturing like honeycomb as the sun bled through the River and into the Earth’s atmosphere. I ambled along the River’s edge, my feet flirting with the shallow ripples. ...

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Author bio

Hey everyone, my name is Laura and I'm a writer with a passion for authoring young adult and fantasy novels as well as short stories. I also adore reading (obviously) and composing poetry. Some of my favourite books are 'The Bluest Eye', 'A court of thorns and roses' series and 'The once and future witches'.