Melanie Page

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2023

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“The Way I See It ” by Melanie Page

Submitted to Contest #206

Thalassophobia is an intense fear of large bodies of water. More specifically, the depth of the water. Although, I think people are more frightened of what may lurk in its vastness than the water itself. The same could be said for nyctophobia I guess - an extreme fear of the dark. I don’t believe that it is the darkness itself, but the idea of what could be concealed within it that others fear. Now I’ve sat and pondered, I guess that could be said for all types of phobias. Agoraphobia isn’t the fear of the fresh air and earth’s natural eleme...

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“a mothers love ” by Melanie Page

Submitted to Contest #205

Finally, the time had come. 19 years, she had waited. 19 years, she had patiently watched countless full moons come and go, each one a step upon a ladder, leading the way to the promise of a meeting with this exact full moon. 19 years, since her doting, sweet, kind-hearted mother performed her most treasured ritual in hopes of protection for an eternity. 19 years, since her mother walked away from that same illuminating, hopeful moon and lost her life.The details of her mother’s death were always ones that Luna wished she had never gone look...

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