Ben Elliott

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

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“Detective Deplorable's Greatest Case” by Ben Elliott

Submitted to Contest #21

“Twelve thirty-two, you say?”“Roughly”“You can’t be rough about this we need specific times. Don’t tell me roughly, tell me smoothly”“I don’t think that’s a thing”“If I say it’s a thing then it’s a thing”. The detective smashed his hand down on the table and stared right into my eyes. He spent about two minutes doing it. I’m not sure if he thought we were having a staring contest or whether he’d just zoned out. I couldn’t tell.“So six of them came into your bar?”“Yes, I’ve already told you all this. I’m not sure exactly why you’re persisting...

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“Devin Spuddleton” by Ben Elliott

Submitted to Contest #20

Devin Spuddleton was born under very strange circumstances indeed. Unlike you or I, Devin did not have fingers. Nor did he have hands, feet, or even a head. Devin was made of potatoes. He was special.Every night he would lay in his makeshift bed of leaves and his mind would be consumed by somewhat spuddy thoughts, yet tonight was different. Swimming around his mind, thoughts of school attacked what remained of his sanity. The other children were going to laugh at him. They would mock his battered, bruised, and yellow skin. They would laugh a...

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