ML David

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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“Irises” by ML David

Submitted to Contest #190

Speak now. He paused, confused. These days, the voices usually babbled in the background, giggling and gossiping and god knows what else. They whispered when he was on the street. They whispered at night when he was trying to sleep. They whispered constantly, but they rarely made sense. Speak now. “About what?” he asked. Valeria gave him a puzzled look. She put her french fry down. “Are you hearing voices again?”  Uli blinked back embarrassment. He cleared his throat. “No. I just…I was thinking out loud.” The voices returned...

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“Ashes to Ashes” by ML David

Submitted to Contest #189

The paw prints disappeared into the snow. They were buried beneath the falling flakes faster than she could chase them. Her own prints faded, too, as she left them behind. She'd taken off so quickly she hadn't thought to grab gloves, or a hat, or anything more than her coat. The tip of her nose tingled now as it went numb with cold. She couldn't find the fox.  She trudged through the open fields of snow towards the neighbors’ land. There weren't many places to hide in these fields. Not a tree on the dusky horizon, no accepting arms ...

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Author bio

A former aspiring writer who used to publish stuff and was confused by people who said they'd had to "pause" their writing while raising children. Surely both things could be done! Anyway, 2 kids and 15 years later, I'm back to being an aspiring writer! By day, I'm a clinical social worker. I do community work with adults who have serious and persistent mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. I also work with kids with "serious emotional disturbances", a term that should be struck from the statutes, but here we are still using it in 2023. On the side, I train law enforcement on how to intervene in mental health crises more effectively. As you can imagine, my days aren't often filled with sunshine and rainbows. My stories aren't, either. If you see a happy or romantic story from me, just know that I took a huge risk there and be kind in those critiques!