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Raizy Beaton

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

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Observation

People watching:Opposite Liam, Tesco lights glitter dimly in the half-darkness. Hordes of people hurry to their destinations. Their feet are quick- moving like a bunch of tortoises in fast motion. Where he sits, there is an oasis of calm. This place is a bubble of warmth and yellow light and overwhelming scents. With the fresh waft of coffee, his nostrils extend. They gather in the rippling scent. The air reeks of adrenaline and fatigue banished.‘Sit in or takeout?’ an apron-clad woman enquires tapping bubble-gum nails on the register. He wa...

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Modern Kindness:

Submitted to Contest #183

She had invested everything into this new venture. Faraji had laughed at the new laptop. ‘Modern technology.’ He had claimed just yesterday, his voice still tinged with the old accent. The sharpened pencils beckoned to her. She longed to get out into the world and see the huge expanses of exposure. To draw her world. The four walls of her apartment could not stifle her, she would not allow it. In her mind, the terrible expression on Faraji’s face stifled her as he lived in his brain and yearned in his heart. Her heart ached too but she quell...

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