Barry Smith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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“Seventy-Five Not Out” by Barry Smith

Submitted to Contest #99

Seventy-Five Not Out Joy put the postcard down, dried her eyes, and stepped out into the East London morning, sun just rising over the trees opposite. It promised to be a glorious summer day and she had to do a few errands, like she'd done almost every day all her life, one of the things that got her up and out in the mornings. At 82 you needed to keep moving. She'd been talking to Sylvie, her friend of three quarters of a century. She'd shed a tear, not because she was sad, but Sylvie had sent her the card with a particularly smutty joke,...

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“Philip And Victoria” by Barry Smith

Submitted to Contest #97

Philip And Victoria Philip was restless. It was a hot summer night in the south of Spain and he couldn't sleep. Nothing new there. He switched off the air-con - he knew he shouldn't sleep with it on, but hey, life's not perfect. And as if he didn't have enough to deal with. He opened the window, and, to his surprise, he smelt rain on the air, the wind whipping up with the promise of respite, albeit temporary. Since the accident had left him dependent on his helper and his stick, his other senses had become heightened. Movement around him, ...

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Author bio

Born in London, I've lived in Seville, Spain for nearly forty years. I've published two novels on amazon, The Morning Sun, a romance set in this city, and Renaissance On The Road, about an Early Music trio on a road trip up north, a hitch-hiker they pick up and their various adventures. The common themes are relationships, romance, refelction, observation, music - a constant soundtrack - and the human psychology we all share. The style is lively, reflective, warm and hopefully readable. Humour is never far away. I also have e blog englishmaninandalucia.com where I publish short stories every week. Feel free to read and comment.