Ashley Shiflett
Bio
I have always had a passion for writing.
I hope to share my love for stories with everyone that I meet. I'm hopeful that in some way they will motivate you, help you smile, or even encourage you through a difficult time.
All are welcome!
Stories (18/0)
Wind Carrier
“Hush! Now”! I hear from somewhere in the distance. Cries echo around me and I realize I'm not alone. I see nothing but I can feel everything. It's damp. It's cold. I fervently feel around for any clue as to where I am. I notice deep grooves on the ground half filled with what I assume is water. “I said hush, '' a gurgling shout came from a distance. It is much louder this time. The room falls silent. All the noise that I hear now is faint whimpering trying to hold back cries.
By Ashley Shiflett3 months ago in Fiction
To love with a love that is more than love..
I Remember laying there. My husband was on one hand, and the anesthesiologist was on the other. The room was full of nurses, and doctors fighting to save our lives. Fear filled my half of the room while urgency filled the other. In the midst of everything my mind was spinning a thousand miles an hour. Hoping that everything would be ok is an understatement.
By Ashley Shiflett3 months ago in Families
The Snow Faerie
“This is it,” I said to myself in my last moments. I closed my eyes and let my head rest against the snow covered ground. The noise of the snowstorm surrounding me helped my body drift away. As my thoughts dissipated into a void of my subconscious I saw her standing there. Unexpectedly, she reached out her hand towards me. Her skin appeared as soft as the snow. I reached towards her but she began to glide away. She smiled and her body lit up with an encompassing radiance. For the first time my mind felt at peace. Her silver hair shined brighter than anything that I could imagine. Almost in comparison to the sun. Resting on her head was a crown of silver snowflakes that wrapped her body as it trailed down into a dress. I thought that looking upon her would somehow hurt. Instead It felt complete. Somehow, I knew that this was meant to be. It was how it needed to be. I had no fear, and no regret.
By Ashley Shiflett3 months ago in Fiction
The Puurfect snow
Today I woke up and discovered a most dastardly thing. Something I'm not quite sure what it was… I wasn't sure at first if I liked it… It's white. Naturally I decided to sniff the questionable substance. As any good cat would. I reached my nose out to sniff and the worst possible thing happened. IT TOUCHED ME! I shrieked back in pure terror. It's wet! It's cold! I decided immediately that I would not like the substance. Unfortunately, I needed to eat so I had to climb. I hopped onto the car that I was sleeping under. With a squat and a very graceful/purrfect jump, I leapt through the air. I noticed when I looked around me the whole world was covered in the monstrous wet whiteness. Fearing for my life of course I panicked. As my paws came to meet the fencepost, I missed! Can you believe it? Well, it gets worse. I fell into the white. It enveloped me. I decided then and there that I would not die today! Instead, I made the genius decision to like it. In fact! I decided that I loved it. I would just hop through it until I found my food place. So off I went. Hopping through the white stuff. Having the time of my life!
By Ashley Shiflett3 months ago in Fiction
- Top Story - February 2024
Another yearTop Story - February 2024
Today is not like any other day. It is the one day of the year that I force myself to visit you. I sit in my gray buick watching the snow fall. I can hear the stillness of the earth with nothing but the damp flakes resting around me. I breathe in deeply as I force myself out of the car.
By Ashley Shiflett3 months ago in Fiction
The Unrelenting Familiar Stranger
Everyday the same routine, she comes to me at night with the expectation for me to greet her with open arms, scarred and damaged. I can always sense her near me, especially when I'm alone. She tugs and pulls, and I lie in silence waiting to see if I can ignore her enticing poison until she stops.
By Ashley Shiflett2 years ago in Poets
Between Realities
Disclaimer: It has been 5 years since I wrote this. I had just birthed my son and returned to work. Fast forward to now... It has gotten better. I'm not 100 percent myself but with a lot of work and support from my family I am still on the mend. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
By Ashley Shiflett2 years ago in Motivation
- Top Story - September 2022
A profound letter to a grandfatherTop Story - September 2022
My grandfather died when I was two. He committed suicide. Before his passing he wrote a letter to me. This is my open letter to him. He often would leave letters around the house for his children and wife would find when he couldn't find the words. I guess my love for writing started with him.
By Ashley Shiflett2 years ago in Poets
