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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019
Submitted to Contest #20
Anxiety. It was something Virgil felt every day. The constant worry, the little voice in the back of his mind that never seemed to go away. Anxiety was like a little black storm cloud that seemed to follow Virgil’s every step. “Did I lock my car door?” something that should be a simple yes or no “Yes I remember doing it” turned into a ten-minute thing. Check, the voice would say, it would nag and nag until Virgil did as it said and then he would check another 3 times just to be sure. The constant fear weighed on him like a fallen tree and de...
Submitted to Contest #9
He watched her from afar, he was silent always silent. She was beautiful and full of light, her touch was warm always warm. But he was never able to touch her, she was always just out of his reach and no matter how badly he wanted to be able to hold her in his arms, she was always gone before he could even try. It was rare but there were times when he got a small look into what it would be like to be able to touch her, though it was nothing more than a hint of a feeling. Those were the times when he could finally happily bask in her light an...
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