Liz Molloy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“The Taste of Sweet Revenge” by Liz Molloy

Submitted to Contest #204

CW: alcohol and death. The burning sensation in his throat subsided after his fourth drink. Or was it his fifth? Nights like this make it easy for John to succumb to the intoxication feeling from whiskey, anything to take away the memories he tries so hard to wipe away. Leaning against the scratched and chipped wooden bar, with bullet holes still yet to be patched, John places the empty glass on the tabletop, he signals to the bartender asking for another refill. In no time Logan fills the glass and John places another coin on the bar be...

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“25” by Liz Molloy

Submitted to Contest #159

Immobilizing fear consumes Maeve once the time strikes midnight. She can hear her fellow neighbors rejoicing the New Year in the apartments surrounding her. In any other year, she would have joined in on the celebration, cheering along with screams of joy. But this year is different, this is the year she is turning twenty-five. This is the year her fate will be determined.In another lifetime, turning twenty-five as a woman was regarded as any other normal birthday milestone. In this life, turning twenty-five to many women means facing the en...

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“The Silence” by Liz Molloy

Submitted to Contest #158

CW: Cursing/mild language.Nadia winces while her phone goes off. Without lifting her head or moving her body, she reaches over to grab her phone from the stand, declining the call with one click of the side button. She groans into her pillow, the migraine already pulsating from the back to front of her skull. Dread and self-hatred consume her mind, already regretting the bottle of tequila she completed last night. She feels little, tiny paws climbing up her spine, and then a fat plump hits her lower back as Torrington curls up on her, his wa...

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“The Second Chance of Love” by Liz Molloy

Submitted to Contest #156

It was never supposed to end this way. It was never supposed to end at all. But even soulmates can have a moment of doubt. A moment that slips into the cracks. A moment that fueled their subconscious fear that maybe their love was never the fairytale they thought it was. All it took was just one singular moment, less than ten minutes, to change everything for them. Daisy took that moment as a blessing. They were only together for two years, if that moment didn’t happen sooner then she could have been with Ava for much longer, wast...

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Author bio

Writer of Women's and Historical Fiction novels 📝📖 Excited to share my short story works with other writers and read your amazing stories!