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Mashi B

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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Shrine

Submitted to Contest #57

They say parents make up all kinds of rules, just to keep their children safe. Don’t climb on the couch, don’t walk around with your muddy shoes on, close the closet door tight shut before going to bed… Normal stuff really, as if you or I needed to be reminded that. Some families, however, go as far as calling their rules “traditions”. See, breaking a rule is easy. You’ll get punished for it with your mother’s cooking being placed on the table louder than usual, or your father’s disappointed gaze, maybe auntie will tell you to clean the atti...

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Viewing the stars through a cracked phone's screen

Submitted to Contest #51

I shouldn’t be looking at them at this point, but, somehow, I have the feeling that this would be the last time I could, so I just had to do it to make up. The cold air had nothing to win against the flickering lights above me, but it still brushed against my face and for the first time I actually felt the tiredness seep into my bones. Along with the chilly night seeping into the young and old trees surrounding me,night had fallen before I even noticed. Whether it’s some weird premonition I’m putting onto myself, I just feel like it meant ei...

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