C. J. Payling

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Harry” by C. J. Payling

Submitted to Contest #257

‘Good day to you sir!’The door slammed open, and he strode in with haste. He barely took three strides to cover the four metres from the front door to the living room.Stunned by the interruption, Harold remained seated.The lanky man looked around the room. The television had frozen on Fiona Bruce’s face as she considered another antique destined for the auction house. Harold wondered if he’d somehow hit the pause button during the disturbance. The empty fork he held was suspended in space near his closed, full mouth. He wanted this man to un...

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“Time and Consequence” by C. J. Payling

Submitted to Contest #253

‘Watch this!’ you shouted. You zipped down the halfpipe in the local park. You pushed off with your leg as hard as you could. You moved so fast I thought the wheels would fly straight off. You loved it too much. I remember when you first got your skateboard. It was your thirteenth birthday. I commented on how boring and generic it was to have a black skateboard with flames. Your smile was so big I thought your cheeks would pop. Your mum called it your cheek-split smile. ‘I know.’ Your eyes were large, you absorbed every detail about your new...

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Studying and writing between working and living. 🤔 Working. Studying. Writing. Living.