Xylianna Clay

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

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“Poor, Poor, Placida” by Xylianna Clay

Submitted to Contest #224

Placida missed the sky.  She missed her gaze being held by someone who spoke with her.  In the same language.  He missed her in return.  Their days slid by each other like oil and water.  He did not sleep.  She slept like the dead.  By nightfall, she left with the moon.  He dozed and dreamt of her return in the cool of dawn.  She would slip back into their rhythm unobtrusively.  Today, the composer of their little orchestra missed a beat somewhere, and they stood at opposing ends of the kitch...

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“The Reality of Our Inn” by Xylianna Clay

Submitted to Contest #129

I poured my husband a cup of coffee, the milk still steaming on the stove.  I’d grated fresh cinnamon and sprinkled brown sugar in the pot.  A special drink for a gloomy day.  The clouds hung low, touching the mountain a bit higher up.  The road was iced over, no matter how much salt we poured.  There was salt on the windows too, and lined along all the doorways.  Many people who visited the area later said they left it superstitious; the mountains could be an eerie place.  I sipped some of the black coffee...

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Author bio

I'm in college and like to write in my free time! I've been following the reedsy prompts contests for two years, and pretty much every week I tell myself I'll enter. I finally did it! I would like to thank my boyfriend for reminding me of the deadline. Update: I'm back again and he's my husband now! Still in college though.