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Aryann Roloff

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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The Prognosis

Submitted to Contest #234

“Left, Left. Left. Left”, I sigh in an annoyed tone as I swipe through Love. Nobody on these dating apps seem genuine. Most don’t even look like real people through all the photoshop and filters. I am interrupted by my regular oncologist Dr. Victoria Cunnings entering the room. She is wearing the same facial expression she has been for the last month since I relapsed from remission. “Judging by your expression I am going to have to delete cancer survivor from my Love bio aren't I” I chuckle, trying to keep the mood light which always makes h...

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I Do

Submitted to Contest #202

Daniel has been dreaming of this day ever since he was a child, the flowers, the music, the centerpieces, the perfect woman, and all his loved ones from the past and present reunited under one roof. “Can you please for the love of christ help me move this fucking couch Daniel” screams his very pregnant bride to be from the other room, “I’m coming Beatrice my love, you really shouldn’t be moving furniture in your condition sweetie.” he responds quickly undoing his tie to the wedding tux he has tried on six times since he bought it. Beatrice w...

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The Other Woman

Submitted to Contest #202

Genevieve was known for her paranoid personality finding coincidences in her everyday life and the majority of them were not very logical. She had a problem with overthinking and jumping to conclusions so when she approached and began confronting her fiance Silas of being unfaithful he was quick to use this to his advantage. “I know,” she said to him confidently yet calmly, “Gen, what are you going on about now?” he replied in his well-practiced condescending tone. She looked patiently at him. She remembers reading somewhere that holding eye...

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Ghost Mother

“Is eight old enough to begin raising a five-year-old while throwing your own childhood to the wind?” Jezebel asked herself this now that she was edging twenty-one while being very aware of the answer. She often thinks about all the things she gave up doing in her life to ensure that her sister was able to experience it all. Every messy, good, bad, and memorable part. She wondered how different her life had been if she spent her days focusing on her own homework rather than helping her sister with hers and then heading off to job number one,...

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