Maya Writes

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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“The New Normal” by Maya Writes

Submitted to Contest #84

From the moment they announced the first vaccine, I was hopeful. Maybe life will be normal again, I thought. Then the second vaccine was approved, and then the third. Once people started to take them, life would return to how it once was. But I was wrong. In that year, the entire world lost motivation and its will to live. No amount of encouragement would reinstall that worth ethic so quickly. Nobody was ready to live life. Through the whole year, we’d looked forward to it. For a whole year, we anticipated how amazing it would feel to be abl...

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“The Meeting” by Maya Writes

Submitted to Contest #76

Her business meeting was in less than 15 minutes. She was not going to be late. She was determined to arrive first. “Hey Ari! Are you excited?” Jocelyn called as she scurried up beside her. “Not in the least bit, if I’m being honest. But this is my chance.” “You should be. You never talk in the meetings, or even at lunches. I’m just grateful you’re finally coming out of that little shell of yours.” Jocelyn opened the door and nearly pushed Ari inside. The clickity-clack of their quick-moving heels echoed through the stairway. ...

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“Sharing is Caring” by Maya Writes

Submitted to Contest #72

“Tabitha Cooper, successful businesswoman, January 17, 1936-February 3, 2020,” the tombstone read. The richest woman I knew couldn’t even afford a slight elaboration on her grave, Serena thought to herself. I can’t believe Great-Aunt Tabitha finally bit the long-awaited dust. She was the most successful woman in their family. Married to her job, never having a real partner or having any children. She died alone, her only legacy being her career. With no successors, she decided...

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