Ambrose Cole

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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“Daddy's little girl” by Ambrose Cole

Submitted to Contest #205

CW: Depression, suicide, child lossIt’s a long way down from the edge of the bridge.As my legs dangle freely 70 feet above certain death, I can’t help but be mesmerized by the glimmering sheen of the gentle creek below as its currents glisten under the light of the full moon.Why is it that the river never stops moving?What keeps the Moon riding around the Earth, forever just an arm’s distance away?The world is complicated, and everything has its struggles. Now and again, a boulder will tread down the soft hills to disrupt the river’s flow. E...

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“No Time for Justice” by Ambrose Cole

Submitted to Contest #204

CW: Gun violence and language Not many people walk into the saloon at 10 in the morning. On most days, the dusty room is filled with nothing but the stench of ale and echoes of the previous night’s revels. The air lingers with the ghosts of men who have come and gone, chasing greater purpose than an evening of drinking in a hardly notable hamlet. Passersby pause their journeys for a night’s time to add their story to the symphony of lives painted in the air of the town bar, then leave newfound brothers for a tomorrow somewhere else. In this ...

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Author bio

Just a guy who writes for fun My favorite book is War and Peace (P&V translation)