Tyler Means

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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“The Crazy Lady in the Polka Dot Tie” by Tyler Means

The Drink Shop hid on the corner of two remote streets of Old Town Alexandria, its worn, painted brick often going by unnoticed. Its wooden door displayed a little sign reading ‘OPEN’, barely hiding the peeling lavender paint underneath. A message was painted on the window outside, artfully curled on the tail of each letter: There’s a story in every bottle.  It wasn’t a place Maisie had expected to go, but her clothes had soaked all the way through, her curls clinging...

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“Painting Trees” by Tyler Means

A stroke of chestnut. Then one more, thicker; fan out the brush and dab, dab, dab, some tans. Layers. Another stroke, rugged, quick. An old brush, with dried tips and disobeying hairs, immersed in green. A touch of colour, extra texture, and a trunk stands firm. A swirl in deep umber, freehand limbs, arms, straying from its roots and reaching toward the sky. Its branches twist around one another, in salutations and farewells, in hopes and longings and the freedom to touch the stars. A splash of emerald and lighter...

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I'm just a college student who loves writing and sharing stories with others. :)