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Tirzah Young-Miles

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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Inextricable Demons

Submitted to Contest #275

Though the air was warm and the sky was bright, an unsettling charge hung in the air, its presence like static before a storm. Portia drifted between consciousness and a void, unaware of how long she’d been out. The first thing she registered was the searing heat coursing through her body, as if her blood had turned molten. Her skin prickled and burned, and when attempting to open her eyes, the world around her appeared out of focus. Portia’s body shook uncontrollably, convulsing without her understanding that she was having a seizure. Exhau...

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Don't Tell

Submitted to Contest #273

Due to signing a non-disclosure agreement, the names in the story you're about to read have been changed. Any similarities are purely coincidental. We’ll call the central figure here Captain Casanova, or just Cap for short.During the first semester of my freshman year at a university I’m not allowed to name, I enrolled in a creative writing course taught by Captain Casanova, himself. One October morning, he invited me into his office after class to tell me how much potential he saw in me. Adjusting to life hundreds of miles away from home ha...

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Do You Believe in Parallel Universes?

Submitted to Contest #271

It’s a fifteen-minute walk to the Foggy Bottom Metro. The wind stings my cheeks, but the crisp air is a welcome break from hours of reading, endless lectures, and the typical stress that comes with being a law student. The bare trees, gray skies, and biting cold define D.C. in January, yet the streets remain bustling with people.As I descend the escalator into the metro station, I find myself behind a school group. Thankfully, there are no delays, and I only wait seven minutes for my train. The harsh fluorescent lights assault my eyes as I b...

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A Not So Relaxing Beach Trip

Submitted to Contest #253

Most people think of springtime as warm and sunny, but during the early part of the season in northwestern Pennsylvania, the winds coming off the frozen lake keep the region in a prolonged winter-like state. Every once in a while, however, a warm front moves in, and the March temperatures can climb to sixty degrees or higher.This was one of those days. Tessa had been sent home from work early because her boss wanted to enjoy the nice weather and get some yard work done. On this particular day, the temperature was expected to reach at least s...

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Chasing Shadows

Submitted to Contest #252

Trigger warning: sexual abuse, drug abuse *******************************I was enamored when Pria Russo moved in next door. Watching her descend the front steps, she almost floated. Her heels, pencil skirt, chic sunglasses, and her hair swathed in an elegant scarf attributed to her poise and timeless beauty. I’d been terrified to approach her, but late one night, I heard distant thunder and remembered I’d left my truck’s windows down. I dashed outside to close them before the rain started. Though it hadn't begun, the wind picked up, carry...

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Nice Girls Don’t do That

Submitted to Contest #249

The crowded bar buzzed with excitement. Voices raised over the booming music, rendering conversation impossible amidst the cacophony, and although I'm not particularly graceful, my friends and I concluded that dancing was the best choice. The rhythm guided our hips as we moved, pausing only for bathroom breaks or to order drinks. Rolling back my shoulders and wildly throwing my arms up, I hollered to my friend Libby. “I’m a wizard!”“Your moves are boss!” She shouted back. The beauty(or curse) of alcohol is that you stop caring whether you lo...

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Desperate Remedies

Submitted to Contest #248

Nobody knows how close I’ve come to ending it all. Each day that I exist feels like I’m dying a slow and painful death. I beg to be released but she won’t loosen her grip. I pull the ropes in attempt to free myself, but this action only cinches them tighter. With relentless exhaustion that no amount of sleep can alleviate, my body goes slack. I collapse in a heap, incapacitated. I feel sick, though I’m not, at least not physically. Everything aches. I’m exhausted. Broken. Inherently and catastrophically broken.I try to remind myself tha...

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Wolves and Sheep

Submitted to Contest #246

I couldn’t have dreamed of such an atrocity.Clothes in tatters and blood-soaked. No flesh, no face. Mutilated. Unrecognizable. It's the last trip before we toss our hats and scatter across the globe, before we exchange our sneakers and Birkenstocks for less comfortable, albeit shinier shoes, before entering the real world. Though most people opt for warmer spring break destinations, which are inarguably enjoyable, the beaches and the entire scene become grossly overcrowded during this time. After some deliberation, we determined that a ...

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Parallels

Growing up amidst the art community, I learned from a young age that artwork is far more than what our most basic senses tell us. Like a peephole in a door, each representation provides a peek into the creator’s soul. Often we can feel the artist’s emotions. We share someone’s point of view and experiences. Art transports us to other destinations and times. As someone who typically looks for the most plausible explanations, I couldn’t have imagined an ordinary trip to the art museum could transport me in a way that would forever change my un...

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