Ashley Ball
Bio
College student, amateur photographer, and aspiring actress looking into getting back into writing. In the process of writing a short story and a sci-fi/historical-fiction novel that I’d like to publish one day.
Stories (5)
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The Things We Leave Behind
The factory loomed like a beast in the half-light, its ribs rusted steel beams, its breath thick with oil and sweat. The air inside was heavy, pressed down by the clatter of machines and murmurs of tired voices. The children labored in silence, heads down, hands quick. The foremen watched from walkways above, eyes like gun barrels scanning for weakness.
By Ashley Ball10 months ago in Fiction
The Garbage Chute Incident
Ted’s day had been perfectly ordinary up until the moment he threw the trash bag down the garbage chute. He had done this countless times before—open the metal hatch, toss, listen for the distant thud below— you can hear everything from the second floor. Simple. Routine. Nothing remarkable.
By Ashley Ball10 months ago in Humor
