Rena Aliston

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2022

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“Once Upon A Time” by Rena Aliston

‘Once upon a time’, she said, that’s where we should start. At the beginning, when time had no meaning and darkness veiled what lay within chaos. But I had no recollection of a time when chaos was dark and couldn’t fathom a veil eclipsing time, as I’ve always seen the light and always heard the echo of life. But I obliged her and opened the fountain. Hesitant to turn the knob, bits of information trickled...

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“The Change” by Rena Aliston

My mother said everything was changing while clutching my hands, squeezing my fingers together. She begged me to go to the cabin and stay there until it was over. Until what’s over? She never replied. Instead, she handed me a picture of her mother. My grandmother was a troubled woman. At least that’s what I heard growing up. She had visions, weird dreams. My earliest memory of her was when I was ten years...

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Author bio

Rena Aliston is an American Indian (Saponi) independent electronic music artist, poet, and aspiring novelist.