Ashley Lima

Joined May 2021

215 stories

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I think about writing more than I write, but call myself a writer as opposed to a thinker.

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250 Years. Top Story - February 2026.
I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution. - George Washington
By Ashley Limaa day ago in Humans
White Tail
Crisp leaves crackle underfoot, breaking the silence of dawn. Another day slipping past the hunter's wrath, and another battle to earn the prize.
By Ashley Lima3 months ago in Poets
the distance between us. Top Story - November 2025.
Leaving water in a Mason jar set upon the windowsill during your full glow. Charging crystals in the night, absorbing power from your light,
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
Shooting Blanks
To live forever; The ultimate goal. A fruitless venture framed by an ego only a writer knows. Recognition tastes hollow
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
regrets
a chill down the spine memories of lapsed judgment— unfair possession.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
ghosting
becoming a ghost— a haunting specter inside hallways of your mind.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
Three Weeks Until Forever. Honorable Mention in Parallel Lives Challenge.
There is an uneasy silence that takes place on country roads at night after the smashing of glass and screeching of tires.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Fiction
fun and games. Honorable Mention in Haunted Echoes Challenge.
letters on a board— a dancing planchette wanders, entering the void.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
aftermath
a sharp breath echoes footsteps fade into darkness blood drips down the walls
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
anticipatory grief
moths orbit like lost memories; their wings soft prayers. whispering hope into the light hanging softly by the front door,
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
The Working Professional
Each day, a performance. The setting, a stage called "life." Code switch, rewind, flash forward; Empty smiles that don't meet the eyes.
By Ashley Lima5 months ago in Poets
Nothing II. Honorable Mention in A Knock at the Door Challenge. Content Warning.
I wake to a knock. The room is dark, and I am dazed. The rapping is at my bathroom door. Uneasy, I plant both feet on the hardwood floors. I rise and move forward, but there is nothing out of the ordinary on the other side.
By Ashley Lima5 months ago in Fiction