Samantha Young

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“A Sip of Home” by Samantha Young

Submitted to Contest #83

The light brown sand, already hot from the sun's rays, squish between my toes as I step off the pitch paved road and onto the beach. Ten feet from the shore-line is my brother, Jeremy, and my best friend, Brian, hunched over in a stooping position, waxing their boards. Hundreds of black birds, similar to vultures, fly through the air, going from one end of the beach to the other, and back again. The rush of the waves bring my eyes towards the ocean; Maracas Bay. The number one beach on the island, known for having the best surfing waves an...

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“Enough Now.” by Samantha Young

Submitted to Contest #58

The spiral. We all go through it at some point in our life. The outcome is always based on the steps you take during and after the spiral. But…even when you take the right steps…do the right things…deal with everything in the right way…you can still end up the most fruitless…unsuccessful…worthless situations. Maybe it’s luck that gives us the best chance of a good outcome…or maybe the fates of the universe are finally giving you a break? My spiral began 8 days ago. The first coil was my father’s death. At just 41 years old, he was shot...

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Author bio

The literary world has been my safe zone for as long as I can remember. Not only do I read all the time, but I also love to write. :)