Olivia Lake

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2021

Stories (17)

17 Stories

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“Stones” by Olivia Lake

Submitted to Contest #110

Audrey had not wanted to go to the wedding. Samantha and Barry were Josh’s friends, not hers. She wouldn’t know anyone there. The wedding was two hours outside the city - an idiotic choice, considering all their friends lived in the city - and she didn’t want to get home so late. But she kept her mouth shut. The day was over, and she had survived with her arsenal of smiles. She simpered as she shook hands with people whose names she already forgot. She stood next to Josh and laughed at the anecdotes that she had heard time and time over. S...

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“Lorraine” by Olivia Lake

Submitted to Contest #109

She loved it when the air began to cool and the leaves began to redden and yellow. The empty campus would flood with life: students milling about the green quad, overwhelming cafe baristas with their demands for coffee, populating the tiny chairs and even tinier desks of the lecture halls. It was the start of a new academic year. The cycle began anew. It isn’t anything prestigious, she thought as she entered the empty classroom. She picked up a piece of chalk and wrote “Freshman Biology” on the blackboard in long, looping letters. Th...

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Shortlisted 3 stories ⭐️

Contest #211

Tortoise Approved – read story

Contest #201

The Price of Devotion – read story

Contest #188

Kintsugi – read story