Sampada Sharma

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Ember” by Sampada Sharma

Submitted to Contest #60

Ashes. His generation had inherited ashes and stones. Mathis kicked the half burnt plastic bottle and watched it skid stop against piles of rubbles and plastics. His mouth scrunched in distaste as he spied paper buried among the piles. Denims. Metals. So many accursed manmade debris. Mathis laughed. The bitter sound coated his tongue like the gray hazy fuzz coated the length of the sky. The clouded sky. The shadow in front of the stars. His expression sobered and his green eyes lost a little more of their warmth. The gray drab painting. “It...

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“The Other Sky – Our Shallow Grave” by Sampada Sharma

Submitted to Contest #57

“The water level rises every day, brother. The border between us and them is now too close to the mainland.” Gabriel’s unspoken uneasiness hung in the air between them.The sky was painted gold, chasing the wending darkness of night. The brink of darkness held at bay by splashes of pink and purple. Soft amber light dipped into the folds of turquoise brocade and painted silk, the sea spilling out into the blistering white sand.Alexander toed the water’s edge watching as the Ocean masked and peeled away at the sand. The silver lining. The edge ...

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Author bio

Obsessed with vampires, Italy and creating stories inside my head. I write poetry and short story in my free time. Soon to be computer engineer. You can find my poetry page on Instagram at @crazegasm and I am also on Medium at https://medium.com/@sampadaasfren