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Gloria Scarioni

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2021

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To Be Free

Weekly Contest #363

She was underwater, dark miles beneath a rippling surface. Salt seeped into her lungs but did not choke her; it cradled her. It rocked forward and backward, mimicking the rhythm of the great waves far above. Malaya’s sight had never been clearer. Her eyes widened in wonder as she looked out at the ocean enveloping her. Hydrophytes grew taller than sight could follow, their leafy branches swaying lazily to the currents’ rhythm. Through the cerulean water floated innumerable blooms of bioluminescent plankton, illuminating schools of vibrant fi...

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Ember

Weekly Contest #361

Darkness embraced him. It was soft, almost warm, protective in a motherly manner. He wondered why it hadn’t smothered him yet.The sun had not dawned, for he could not make out the tips of his wrinkled fingers. Only when the murky shadows crowding his home assemble into woozy but discernible outlines, do roosters announce the incoming morning.He dragged himself upright and slowly stretched out a foot to feel for worn slippers. He had not yet discerned whether he found comfort or insult in the sun’s eternal cycle. Undoubtedly, it is the epitom...

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Beneath the Surface

Weekly Contest #360

Marianne knocked twice.No one answered. Her frail hand hovered just above the handle. She hesitated for a moment longer, then, taking a deep breath as if bracing for impact, she pushed it open.“Mom! What do you want from me? I already told you to stop bothering me. I’m playing with my friends.” The boy was furiously fiddling with his console, his eyes glued to a bright screen. He did not lift his gaze to look at her. “I know, I know. I was thinking we could go out sometime. You and I, like when you were little. We could go have lunch somepla...

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A fallen angel

Weekly Contest #105

1st person: My legs burnt from the long climb but the tyrant’s surprise and dread at seeing me made it all worth it. After months of on and off fighting, I realized this would be my final stand. Win or lose, no in between. I couldn’t afford to lose, I had a kingdom to rule. This selfish woman wanted to usurp my throne, however, I was determined to defend it with my life. She used to be my lover, my soulmate; every time I called her “my princess” she would blush so sweetly. We had planned our wedding for years but when my father died it had b...

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