Verity Gowans

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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2 Stories

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“Lavender” by Verity Gowans

Submitted to Contest #101

The sweet smell of lavender. I’ve smelt it hundreds of times. Jaynie always wears lavender. At first it was overpowering, but over time, it became a comfort. A comfort to know she was close. I was never alone when Jaynie was around. There was something about her intoxicating scent that I couldn’t get enough of. Every night when I smoothed the hairbrush through her dark tresses, that same lavender would burst into the air, filling my every breath. My lungs filled with her aroma, and I can see her watching me intently as I move top to bottom, ...

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“Clara Adley” by Verity Gowans

Submitted to Contest #59

I don’t know how long I’ve felt numb for. It’s the only thing I’ve felt in a while now. Every day is full of nothing, echoing the last. I keep trying to make myself feel something, anything, but I always end up in the dark, alone, with no one beside me. Lonely is a curious word. Its definition only scratching at the surface of what it means to be lonely. Loneliness is not just the absence of company, it’s the lack of anything. No warmth, no emotions, no passion. Only now do I truly understand what it means to feel lonely. As a child, I felt ...

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