Taylor Pike

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“An Absence of Wildflowers” by Taylor Pike

Submitted to Contest #41

For the first time in her life, Joan rode into her favorite campsite and found no wildflower in sight. She couldn’t remember a time she’d ever looked out the window and didn’t see a Texas Bluebonnet or an Indian Blanket or a Brown-eyed Susan. Yet there was nothing, only a field of green grass and the clear blue lake ruffling in the wind. The campground was nearly deserted. A few loyal campers remained but were quickly packing their things into their RVs, attempting to beat the ...

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“Her Second Purpose” by Taylor Pike

Submitted to Contest #32

The air was thick with Amy’s irritation that morning, a suffocating anger that rolled through the room like smoke. She dropped a cup of coffee on the kitchen table in front of her husband, ignoring the clatter it made against the wood. He smiled, seemingly oblivious to her exasperation, and thanked her as she walked away. But she found his words tainted with insincerity and refused to meet his eyes when she gave a mumbled “you’re welcome” in reply. As she stood by the sink cleaning the dishes, she tried to quench the fire burning inside her....

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Author bio

I am an English student at Texas A&M University looking to flex my creative writing muscles.