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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020
Submitted to Contest #52
The young, blonde woman walks amidst a sea of dull eyes and white masks. Her own mask is drawn up over her nose, her blue eyes downcast.  Six feet apart, don’t fall apart. The air is ashen and damp with the sky’s tears when she reaches her destination. The government mandated screening device’s metal arm pricks her finger. After a quick analysis, a green light flashes and the door unlocks. She doesn’t have the virus. She is met with distant, sympathetic eyes as the glass doors close behind her and she...
Submitted to Contest #51
Sonya glanced up at the vast expanse of stars briefly before glueing her eyes back down to the ill lit dirt path. She trudged awkwardly after her three cousins, their arms heaped with blankets and snacks as they walked confidently through the dark. Sonya envied them, and not just for their smooth gaits. She longed for even a shred of their carefree attitudes and positive outlooks. The difference wasn’t in their age, since she was only 15, a year older than Maisie. Her cousins had grown up on this large farm with...
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