Talia Pierce

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Silver Necklace ” by Talia Pierce

In retrospect, I was hardly ever confident in my ability to make friends. One may think if you’re an extrovert, it should be easy. And sincerely, I believed that. Which is why every single time a person never went past being an acquaintance, I beat myself up for it. Rebecca was my life saver. She’s a forty-seven year old woman, salt and pepper hair that seemed more salty than peppery, and the most hospitable person in my life. I was 12 when I first helped her with groceries on a random weekend; my mother thought it’d be a good idea t...

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“A Poet's Plainness” by Talia Pierce

Submitted to Contest #172

Sometimes I feel as if… I should’ve been more open with them. But these years have been on count for long enough, my love. I deserve some rest, no? “Elise?” She puts her pen down and looks up from her desk. “Marie? It’s 6:30 in the morning… why are you here?” “Ma’am, your rehearsal for the JUX Festival is this morning, at eleven. The Festival of Arts? I reminded you last night, do you not remember?” “Oh, yes- yes you’re right. My apologies, Marie. I got caught up in talking with my husband. I’ll let you know when I’m...

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Author bio

These are all love letters, in their own ways.