Jonathan Todd

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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4 Stories

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“The Interview” by Jonathan Todd

Submitted to Contest #249

That blessed moment when the morning rush is concluded by the slamming of the front door as the boys head off to school. A quick glance out the bedroom window to see them meeting the friends they walk to the bus stop with, laughing, joking and seeming to be full of the joys of Spring. I was never that happy heading to school of a morning as far as I can remember. Different generation.I breathe in the silence and the stillness of the house. Maggie left earlier than usual to get to her conference so it is just me today. All that movement and v...

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“A Cottingley Confession” by Jonathan Todd

Submitted to Contest #246

I have wondered for whom I am writing this confession and have come up empty. Perhaps it is only for me, Elsie, and my own feelings of guilt for what we did. That feeling is unavoidable despite the years of others telling me there really was no harm in it all, that the fault lay in the adults around us. When I try to reconcile that sentiment with the whole story every single moment when we could have told the truth eats away at my conscience. As Frances once said, we were having a bit of fun. It was a game. She couldn’t understand why they w...

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“Shadow” by Jonathan Todd

Submitted to Contest #245

‘There’s someone else in the flat!’ she whispered with an urgency that suggested terror, anger or both.I had told John to stay out of sight. I really liked Lucy and people didn’t tend to take well to John being there. I felt bad about wanting to keep him hidden and I knew it upset him as well but what choice did I have? I had a good feeling about where my relationship with Lucy might be headed and, to my shame, knew that introducing John to her too early would, as had happened too many times before, scare her off.‘It’s just us,’ I soothed he...

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“ReCon” by Jonathan Todd

Submitted to Contest #244

Selfie! Snap. Post.I am in love, although I won’t tell him that in the Meet and Greet! Too much, too soon.I still can’t quite believe I get to sit down with him, one on one, and just, like, chat. There he is on stage singing “Hold Me Close” (which just happens to be my favourite), shirt open like he does and that body. OMG that body! When he does that curl kind of thing and you see his abs shining and moving; how can anyone keep themselves calm and not feeling anything when he does that? I’ll feel more when he actually holds ME close!Selfie!...

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