Yves. ♙

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

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“Dressage” by Yves. ♙

I was at the mall late, as bag-laden parents escorted their children towards the exits, when I entered the store where I found the dress. I had come to send some things off, mostly my childhood; I was growing up finally and wanted to make my last walk past these stores mindful, before I had to say goodbye to it all. This store was my last stop: a pink paradise layering tulle curtains over the plush rabbits and heart-shap...

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“The Traveler Wife” by Yves. ♙

I miss her; I imagine she misses me worse. It’ll be years until I hear back, and years until she hears me, and I’ll be listening to a recording already years old and the real her will be on Earth alone. I keep myself sane with math; I send her how long she’ll have to wait with each message. You’ll hear from me again in six years. I love her. When I left we were both twenty-six. It was insane; a l...

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“World Got Smaller” by Yves. ♙

“And now Ben’s coming to the wedding with—I don’t know, some girl from Facebook, and I’m going to look like an idiot going alone. Because I am an idiot. Because I’m the one who dumped him. Christ, I’m an idiot.” Charlie groans and falls over onto the bed. 

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Author bio

yves. is an undead speculative fiction author-type living in California. Their name is pronounced "eevz-dot" and written lowercase with a period. Feel free to send an ask on tumblr, especially if you're vampirically inclined. tumblr blog: https://yvesdot.tumblr.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/yvesdot/ icon by the incomparable @sarakipin on tumblr.

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