Benny Shaw

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

Stories (2)

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“The Devil's Rain” by Benny Shaw

Submitted to Contest #200

The Devil’s Rain By Benny Shaw For 21 years I had a normal life, I guess. I mean, my childhood was filled with scraped knees, and bruised emotions brought on when my youthful wonder brushed up against mature realities. From there, a straight line to acne, hormone changes, and awkwardness with girls. You know, normal. The same mundane motif of the underwhelming, A.K.A, my life, shifted into struggling to pay my bills, trapped in a nowhere job having, no girlfriend having, adulting. And that is where it st...

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“ The Sympathy Vote” by Benny Shaw

Submitted to Contest #165

Benjamin Lafarge, the wily politician, found himself down in the polls, and on his third drink by noon, as sweat rounded the corners of his fat cheeks, becoming lost in the creases of his double chin.Like a snake charmer’s pungi, a knock at the door charmed his pudgy middling-height body to its apex, as the thudding at the door sounded a lot like more bad news. “Just go away,” he slurred his demand. “It’s me Ben,” a deep-toned calm voice came through the door. “It’s Jarred.” Stress, Ben hankered to bellow, “Did I not tell you ...

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