Adrian Locke

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“24 years is such an odd time for a reunion” by Adrian Locke

Submitted to Contest #68

It had been twenty-four years since she'd seen it, but the place looked the same. Her high school. Alice never wanted to set foot here again, this big fucking yellow banner strangled above the entrance "Welcome class of 2018" Great, real nice. Nothing more exciting than anything coloured yellow. She knew she was stalling, who wouldn't? Who would go rub shoulders with the town arseholes while her husband stayed at home with the girls. Lucky man. The door sat heavy, like it was trying to keep her out. Somethings never change. Her name wa...

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“Writers Block” by Adrian Locke

Submitted to Contest #66

"I have no stories in me" That, and so many other similar lines filled the Archers page. It was bullshit. Endless amount of coffee wasted for no work. It was 2am here, his little apartment pitch black besides his screen, the top corner streaming his Netflix. Background sound while he thought about writing. Come on man" He whispered to himself, knowing how crazy he seemed. "Think. Think John Connolly, Koontz, hell even think Stephen King." Archer scanned his desk hoping to find a sliver of inspiration, a gleam of hope. My eyes settled on his...

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“Nécropole Des Amoureux ” by Adrian Locke

Submitted to Contest #65

She looked so beautiful under the moon's pale light, her skin glistening in a way James never thought possible. She was silent as she reached back, a smile over her shoulder as their fingers touched. The graves danced their way around her feet, leading them to their special spot just beyond the tombstones, their little place. James was surprised he even made it out tonight, his mother becoming more difficult with each passing day, not that it was her fault. "What are you thinking about baby?" Macy's voice cut through his mind like a knife...

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Author bio

Just a small time writer trying to get their work off the ground, so pretty much the same as everyone else here. Doing a lot of speed writing exercises lately, so if the story is bad, Imma pretend thats why. My handle is @NotStephenKing on twitter if you want to check out my tv production