Ujjwala Ananth

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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“Interlude” by Ujjwala Ananth

Submitted to Contest #53

The call seems like it’s never going to end. I look ruefully at my hand, which is holding a wooden stick coated with syrup, most of which is running down my wrist in sticky rivulets and pooling in the sand. A sad waste of a delicious-looking popsicle. “...and I know it’s after work hours, but this is pretty critical. The client needs the report by tomorrow, so if you could get on it, that’d be great. If you have any questions let me know. Alright, thanks.” She finally hangs up. I shove my phone into my pocket and try to salvage what’s left...

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“Chat Perdu” by Ujjwala Ananth

Submitted to Contest #30

It’s been ten days since Millie went missing. For the tenth day in a row, I wake up breathing easy. There's no suffocating weight pressing down on my chest. Only ease, and silence, and solitude. I lay there for a few moments, breathing deeply, waiting for the alarm to sound... only to realize, after a glance at the clock, that I’ve slept through it. I throw the covers off; of their own volition, my hands make as if to shoo away a stubborn creature. My feet land gingerly on the floor, as if to avoid stepping on a stray tail. I make my way to ...

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