Polly Bochkariov

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2024

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“Flames of Colour” by Polly Bochkariov

Submitted to Contest #292

My fingers have been numb since I woke up this morning. Actually, now that I think of it, my fingers have been numb since yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that. I think all of me is numb. I mechanically screw on the last cog of the clock I am working on, then pass it to my right. I finish off the next clock that is handed to me- and the next one, and the next one, and the next. I think I have been doing this forever, until I remember that I will be going home to apartment 771C when the whistle shrieks from the Tower. Ev...

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“The Box” by Polly Bochkariov

Submitted to Contest #273

The figure in the chair swiveled to face the intruder as soon as the door opened. “I was waiting far too long for you to come,” a voice called out from the dark corner the chair was in.  “Nearly didn’t,” replied the intruder. “And why all the secrecy?”  The voice didn’t respond. Instead, a shuffling noise was heard as the person in the chair approached the intruder.  “Grandma!” cried the intruder. The shuffling figure nodded her head. She grabbed her guest’s hand and brought her to the dusty table. Grandma had set a box down o...

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“In Search of a Shell” by Polly Bochkariov

Submitted to Contest #267

The Muses had struck Aldora as she meandered along the coast. Her feet left footprints in the sand, and the waves soon washed them away. The wind cut capers around her shoulders, lifting her hair from her lowered head. A camera bounced around on her neck. In the sky the sun was at its pinnacle, partially covered by clouds. Seagulls screeched merrily, their voices causing dissonance with the waves.   Kicking up sand, Aldora wondered if she would ever be able to find a rare shell. She was experienced in beachcombing and diving, but a...

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I am a Canadian with a wild imagination that needs harnessing into words. I'm here to write!