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Noah Tillier

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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The Leech

Lightning crashed blue-white across the mountain, whips of wind howled through the sky’s gray skin and beat the acrid smell of ozone into the roar of the avalanches. The hail sliced the air like knives. The falls spat their fury and the rivers gushed in response. Mila pulled herself up the icy slope with her standard, sliding across the sleek river stones to avoid the torrents. A mountain goat had once tried to cross the stream here but had taken a false step. In the darkness of the storm’s clouds, she couldn’t see the base of the fall. “Gre...

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On Goldenrod

Submitted to Contest #254

The most beautiful flowers tend to bloom their brightest in the gray fog of a downpour. Have you seen the dew play across the petals of the red rose or trail down the torso of the goldenrod and flush the yellow flowerlets with a kiss to the roots? The deep green, rich umber, and steely gray sound of rain resonated throughout the forest and across the brown rooftops of the hamlet of Vena. A poor young woman – whose wavy brown bangs were obscured by the sopping summer hat she wore – had finally entered the awning of one of the smaller houses. ...

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