Bill Gregory

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2021

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“The Trek” by Bill Gregory

Submitted to Contest #247

Allan Thomas had grown up in middle-class East London. From and an early age Africa had fascinated him. Scouring libraries looking for all he could find on the dark continent. Fact or fiction, didn’t matter to a young boy, it all held an intrigue that he soaked up like a sponge. After completing University with a degree in geography, he set about planning his lifelong dream of exploring. At age 24, with the assistance of a small inheritance from his grandfather, he set sail, for Africa.June 27th 1848 – Day 1After an horrendous sea journ...

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“The Ring ” by Bill Gregory

Submitted to Contest #205

The Ring A full moon illuminated the apartment building at the corner of 82nd Street and Central Park West, highlighting the famous zig zag fire escape the city was famous for. Constructed at the end of the 18th century, for the rich and powerful that were building the emerging metropolis.

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“Payback ” by Bill Gregory

Submitted to Contest #171

. Payback. The Mark Hopkins hotel had always been special to them. The Top of The Mark bar had been their place. The incredible 360◦ degree view of San Francisco, from city to the bay and beyond, they found amazing. N...

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“The Journey ” by Bill Gregory

Submitted to Contest #168

Someone looking out a train window She gazed out the window of Amtrak train as it rattled through the cold afternoon. In an hour they would be at Pen Station in Manhattan. The skyscrapers of Boston had given way to industrial, residential and finally, to rural country side. The passenger in 24A saw none of it. Their mind was firmly fixed ...

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“Jimmy Martini's Dream” by Bill Gregory

Submitted to Contest #148

An Apartment Building Being Demolished. Jimmy Martinis’ Dream It had rained incessantly for a week. The city was awash across all five Boroughs. Street drainage was overwhelmed, unable to handle the...

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