Polly Orr

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

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“Into The Silence” by Polly Orr

Submitted to Contest #184

It wasn’t until both my parents had passed that I could live out my dream of being completely off-grid. Until then, I kept an old rotary phone plugged into the back corner of my cabin. The cable twisted off through tubes and even dove under a stream at parts. A kindly neighbor had been willing to jimmy rig a connection from their property to mine. It had been an intriguing adventure to figure out the best way to install it so that neither the rodents, the weather, nor my reckless frolicking would do it under. We did the best we could but it ...

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“Deep Shallows” by Polly Orr

Submitted to Contest #183

The trip was going sideways. It started normally. Your average hallucinogenic haven. By the third Saturday of each month, I typically need to retreat to that haven to purge the nine-to-five, nine-to-five, nine-to-five drudgery. The little hippy girl down the road made me two heart-shaped chocolates that I took with me to the woods. She sold them for twenty bucks a pop but would drop down to ten if you brought something shiny or interesting to sweeten the deal. This time, I’d brought a lavender urchin shell that washed up on the beach with al...

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Author bio

Polly Orr is a non-binary artist, activist and lover residing on the traditional unceded lands of the Hul’q’umi’num’ and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples. Their work has been featured in various publications including Flurt Mag, Antilang, Filling Station and Nothing to Say. Their work is included in an anthology released early 2023 featuring works from disabled creators- Nothing Without Us Too.