Benjamin Miller

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Crimes of Another” by Benjamin Miller

Submitted to Contest #70

“Daddy, I can’t find Hammie...” The sullen voice pulled Robert from the fog of sleep. Running a lazy hand over his face, he rolled out of bed and scooped up his 5-year old daughter. “Ok sweety, have you checked everywhere in your room?” She responded with a defiant stance of hands on hips. An annoying mimicry of her mother. “Well how about you double check everywhere while Daddy gets breakfast ready, ok?” “Mommie said you would find Hammie for me because you have nothing else to do today!” “Yaaa, well daddy’s eye’s don’t work wit...

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“New Traditions ” by Benjamin Miller

Submitted to Contest #69

Home. It had been a long while. Two years, give or take. Long enough for the hedges to grow wild again. Long enough that even the simplest matters of neglect could be felt in the gut like a punch. A tangle of bird nest amid the gutters was a staunch reminder of Dads absence. Apparently, two years was long enough for some people to move on. Recovery from loss was bound to be messy for anyone, even more so for someone as sensitive as Mother. She was regularly seeking solace within her support groups after the incident. That was understanda...

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Author bio

Portland native, and always hungry for Pad Thai. Lead Creative Writer for choose-your-own-adventure visual novel: Strange New Bodies https://www.patreon.com/strangebodies