Ashley D. Gilyard
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Ashley is a versatile storyteller with a passion for creating compelling narratives across multiple genres. Specializing in dramatic fiction, she crafts rich tales that delve into complex human experiences.
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Fifteen years of marriage proved to be tepid rather than loving as the Wrights drifted further apart. The unvarying abuse, the myriad affairs, the wavering health conditions, and let’s not forget, all the children brought situations to a halt upon Alyse’s hospital release. While attempting this chance at restoration and renewal, Alyse finally recognized her breaking point. She was no longer walking around the great state of Mississippi as the abused wife, nor Matthew’s fool. Mind you, Alyse was no one’s fool. She knew of his infidelities, as he was horrible at hiding them. Alyse once said, “I’ve invested too much in this marriage to let him out of it, but then, he’s already left it; just not officially.” Nevertheless, Alyse took a long-awaited approach to her husband and her marriage.
By Ashley D. Gilyard4 years ago in Fiction
Angelic Chocolate: A Quaint Little Piece of Heaven
Maurice and Gayle attempted an outing, their first real outing with each other on Monday afternoon. Gayle eyed Maurice for months but wouldn’t approach him. Although she wasn’t afraid to approach him, she’d remembered her grandfather’s words, “Let the man approach you. When it’s meant to be, God will bring him to you. Read your bible, baby girl.”
By Ashley D. Gilyard4 years ago in Fiction
Angelou Barn
Addison Gayle Collier was reared in one of the wealthier homes of Angelou, Mississippi. Although she was reared in a wealthy home, Addison’s parents tasked her with earning her own money like everyone else in the Collier home. No handouts, and after age twenty-five, Collier children had to establish their own living space. For Addison, she refused to reenact the stigmas like that of her siblings. Every time mother evicted one Collier, another one came trapsing back. With that, Addison moved to Providence, Rhode Island with the mindset of never looking back.
By Ashley D. Gilyard5 years ago in Fiction
Strange Love
Matthew and Alyse were eight months into their courtship. After vying so long for her affections, Matthew finally broke into the wall surrounding Alyse’s heart and gently placed a piece of himself inside. After many trips down dater’s row with good and bad dates alike, Alyse stopped answering Matthew’s calls, his text messages, and his personal invitations. Matthew’s past came to the forefront like lava gushing on its path of destruction and halted his courting Alyse.
By Ashley D. Gilyard5 years ago in Families
A Wright Thanksgiving
Now that the funeral was over, Hope Street’s Annual Fall Festival had ended, and Thanksgiving was around the corner, The Wright Family needed a dose of happiness. Reverend Matthew Wright, Senior was eighteen months into his second marriage to the lovely Alyse Wright and continued to acclimate her to the Wright Family customs. Alyse witnessed some of the Wrights' customs as Matthew’s fiancé; however, things have changed, and expectations expanded now that she was his wife. Alyse was no longer a visiting guest bringing a bottle of wine or a desired dessert to the table, but now the host of the family’s events.
By Ashley D. Gilyard5 years ago in Families
