Brian Hastie

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (9)

9 Stories

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“"Timeless Echoes of Beela" ” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #234

"Timeless Echoes of Beela" In the small town of Beela in Western Australia, Australia, nestled between rolling hills and meandering streams, time seemed to move at its own pace. The residents were accustomed to the unhurried rhythm of life, where the ticking of the clock was drowned out by the rustling of leaves and the occasional song of a distant bird. In this tranquil haven, the phrase "We have all the time in the world" was more than just a saying; it was a way of life. The story begins on a lazy Sunday afternoon when the town's fol...

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“ "A New Year's Transformation"” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #231

The sun crept lazily over the horizon on New Year's Day, casting a golden glow on the cityscape. In the heart of downtown, a group of friends emerged from their slumber, nursing headaches from the wild New Year's Eve party they'd attended the night before. Margaret, Jake, and Aleesha stumbled into the cosy living room of Jake's apartment, which was strewn with confetti and remnants of a lively celebration. Despite the remnants of the revelry, there was an air of unease. Two of their friends, Max and Lily, were noticeably absent. “Ugh...

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“ "Harmony in the Meadow."” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #230

The antique clock on the wall ticked away the seconds, its rhythmic sound echoing via the dimly lit room. Sarah sat at the tired table, her trembling fingers clutching a dwindled letter. The phrases on the paper danced before her eyes, transporting her again to a time forgotten. As the memories flooded in, she felt herself standing in a sunlit meadow, the fragrance of wildflowers filling the air. A more youthful model of herself laughed, her carefree spirit obtrusive in every step. In the space, an acquainted discern approached – the one w...

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“ A Tale of Love, Rediscovery, and Second Chances in Whitehead"” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #229

Diannе could not hеlp but fееl a rush of nostalgia as shе stеppеd off thе train onto thе familiar platform of her small hometown of Whitehead. Thе air carriеd thе scеnt of wintеr and thе promisе of a holiday sеason. Thе town, adornеd with twinkling lights and wrеaths, lookеd likе a scеnе from a grееting card. It had bееn yеars sincе Diannе lеft for thе bustling city to pursuе hеr carееr in law, lеaving bеhind thе mеmoriеs of hеr youth, including a lovе that had nеvеr quitе fadеd from hеr hеart. As shе walked through thе quaint strееts, еach ...

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“ "Sеcrеts of thе Forbiddеn Mansion"” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #228

Thе anciеnt mansion loomеd ovеr thе cliff, its ivy-clad walls concеaling sеcrеts as old as timе. Its oncе-grand halls еchoеd with thе whispеrs of history, and within its labyrinthinе passagеs, a mystеry waitеd to bе unravеllеd. Amеlia Braddock, a young and inquisitivе journalist with a pеnchant for thе macabrе, found hеrsеlf drawn to thе mansion. Rumours of hiddеn trеasurеs and long-forgottеn talеs had lurеd hеr to this dеcaying rеlic of thе past. Armеd with a flashlight, a notеbook, and an unyiеlding curiosity, shе еmbarkеd on a clandеstinе...

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“ SEVENTY AND FRISKY ” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #130

The telephone rings. “Hello Sharon just letting you know I’m no longer with Troy these past few months he’s been very difficult to be with as he’s looking for a spring chicken to have sex with and perhaps a baby at seventy.I don’t know how he will go since I kicked him out and blocked him on Facebook,” Melanie said. “So, he...

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“LOOKING FOR HER” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #124

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“FIRST PAST THE POST” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #64

“Hello, I’m Gary Connor and you’re?” Gary said to Rebecca as they both entered the boarding schools dining room for the first time. Oh hello, I’m Rebecca, Rebecca Taylor, where are you from Gary,” Rebecca asked. “Oh, I’m from??????, Gary said. “And did you come by bus, or did your parents bring you here,” Rebecca said. “Parents, and you,” “Parents,” Rebecca replied, as they both lined up at the very...

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“PICKING APPLES ROMANTICALLY” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #63

Monica locked her seductive brown eyes into Pedro’s dark hazel eyes as they both sat in the alluring pink painted restaurant together with its Caribbean interior and best quality sturdy yellow cane chairs and shiny mahogany benches and tables drinking fine Mexican coffee. Monica somewhat youthful looking at the age of twenty-five fairly attractive with her well developed upper chest region with no hesitation in walking gracefully like any other young pretty Mexican woman. Pedro on the hand with an athletic build with a lush brown beard and m...

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Author bio

Hello, I am now 68-years old and having been writing stories forever, and have won a couple of prestiges Western Australian writing competitions and my writing is as an alrounder, however, I do favour writing historical fiction and have written one historical fiction about the Holocaust and Auswitch and I did put in on Amazon, but never sold any copies. I also like writing detective stories and I WIP on a story which I have been writing for about 3-years now, I was born in Bunbury Western Australia, I have worked as a Guard on trains known as a (conducter) in the USA, and served in the Australian Army Rserves and Full time Air Force known as Royal Australian Air Force RAAF.