Camden Cleveland

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Today's the Day” by Camden Cleveland

Submitted to Contest #282

Today’s the day. Today’s the day things are gonna happen — things are bound to change. 34 years and today’s the day. Monday, 7 in the morning. Shower, coffee, burnt toast, drive to work, small talk, get ignored, work, lunch (ham sandwich, yum!), more work, drive home, pasta and TV. Sleep. Today’s the day. Tuesday, 7 a.m., coffee and toast, work, go home, sleep. Wednesday, Thursday, then (hurray!) Friday. Saturday’s here. It can’t be the day this day, because I need to unwind and build up my energy for Monday, which will be the day, I c...

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“The Hunt” by Camden Cleveland

Submitted to Contest #269

Martin arrived early today, having nothing to do at home but wait. He was the only person on the first floor wearing a suit—a raindrop to the maintenance and custodial workers finishing their tasks before the daily flood. His shoes clacked with each step over the polished marble floor as he strayed farther from the tall glass panes that lined the grand entrance. The natural light from the dull morning air faded the farther he went, eventually getting replaced completely by sets of migraine-inducing globe lights that dangled from the ce...

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“Listen, Brother” by Camden Cleveland

Submitted to Contest #258

This was the 4th time the same unknown number had called Nick’s cell phone, all within the past 30 minutes. Instead of ignoring it again or trusting his gut and blocking it, Nick answered, “What do you want? Who is this?”A high-pitched male voice replied, “Ah! I have finally reached you!” He had a very thick middle eastern accent. “You have to pardon me brother, English is not my first language. You see, I had to immigrate here 5 years ago when—”“I don’t care. What do you want? Why do you keep calling me?”“Oh! Yes, brother, I am sorry....

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“Free at Last” by Camden Cleveland

Submitted to Contest #253

[WARNING: Suicidal & Mature Themes]-It was a cool Autumn night. A man sat on the hood of his car, alone in an empty parking lot. Raising a cellphone to his ear, he spoke softly, “Hey, ya… Listen, I’m sorry baby, I don’t think I’ll be able to make it tonight.” A women on the other end answered, “Wha- what are you talking about? We already made the reservations and got the babysitter and —” “I know, I know, I’m sorry. It’s just that Eric didn’t show tonight and they have a heavy workload so they need another hand.” His wife scoffed. He i...

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“A Day to Remember” by Camden Cleveland

Submitted to Contest #246

"Did you see how fast I went that time, Mommy?" yells a winded eight-year-old boy, his face still painted red from all of the excitement.His mother responds, "I did! You were going so fast I could barely see you!"The child laughs hysterically then runs off towards the jungle gym.---Two adults sit side by side on a double swing set, rocking back and forth like a pendulum on its last pass. 9 years ago, the man proposed and only 6 months later, they became man and wife. A few months after the wedding, their son was born."He's a good kid." says ...

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