Rochelle Smith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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“Violently Blissful” by Rochelle Smith

Submitted to Contest #93

The back of her body seemed like a silhouette in the foreground of the painting. If someone glanced in her direction from afar, they could easily assume her part of the art, caught between the four corners of the frame. A crease formed between Dahlia’s eyes as she studied the burst of colors confined by deep black strokes. Violently Blissful, that’s an unfitting title, she thought. The colors appeared at full liberty, yet they were trapped. The artist just decided to freeze the narrative right before the colors’ unavoidable defeat. Were t...

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“Inside” by Rochelle Smith

Submitted to Contest #91

The old fragile paper made a loud crisp sound as Lily's fingers turned the page. She only had a few pages left. Squinting her eyes, she realized it had become darker and it was now harder to read. How long has she been here? Lily glanced up for the first time since she opened the book hours ago. The story had consumed her. The sun was making its descend, throwing the last bit of rays through the small eastern windows. Lily turned her head, listening. There were no low whispers, or the soft sound of pages being turned, or a gentle cough or th...

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