Eclipsed Radiance by Olivia Salter / Drabble / Contemporary

 

Eclipsed Radiance

By Olivia Salter

Word Count: 100

In the dim light of the café, her face was a mosaic of contrasts—smooth ebony kissed by the golden glow of the setting sun, a harmony of shadow and brilliance. Her cheekbones rose like quiet peaks, her eyes deep as midnight oceans, reflecting truths he hadn’t dared to face.

He opened his mouth to speak but hesitated, fearing his voice would shatter the fragile stillness she carried—the kind that softened the ache inside him. In her, he saw more than beauty; he saw a reminder of something he’d lost, the quiet grace that once made the world feel whole.

Sunday Blues by Olivia Salter| Drabble Story

 

Sunday Blues

By Olivia Salter

Word Count: 109

The vinyl crackled softly, Coltrane’s saxophone filling the tiny kitchen. Lila stirred the pot, the scent of collard greens and smoked turkey thick in the air. Marcus leaned against the doorway, arms crossed, watching her.

“I don’t understand why you left without a word,” he said, his voice tight.

Lila didn’t look up. “You shut me out every night, Marcus. What else was I supposed to do?”

His chest tightened. “I didn’t mean to. I just... I didn’t know how to fix it.”

She met his eyes, searching. “You can start by trying, Marcus.”

Silence settled. Then he took a step forward, hand reaching for hers.

“Let me try.”

Whispers of the Past by Olivia Salter | Drabble Story

 

Whispers of the Past

By Olivia Salter

Word Count: 100 

As the sun dipped below the horizon, Clara stood at the edge of the cliff, the wind tousling her hair. She clutched the old locket, its cool metal a reminder of her grandmother’s stories. "Every sunset marks a new beginning," she whispered, recalling the tales of love and loss. Today, she was ready to let go. With a deep breath, she opened the locket, releasing the faded photographs into the breeze. They danced like memories, swirling into the twilight sky. Clara smiled, knowing that while the past would always linger, the future awaited her with open arms. She stepped forward.