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Charlie Hall

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

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The Food Critic

Charlie Hall

My footsteps seem to echo through the packed restaurant. There is weight on all of the workers tonight to please me. Of course, every restaurant in the state fears my presence. I have the power to shut them down in a matter of months or to boost their business in a matter of days. My husband clings to my arm, a fellow food critic himself. This is my assignment, but it is always better to have company when going out to eat something. I can sense every member of the waitstaff giving our table a nervous side eye as we are seated by the maître d...

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The Day the Kingdom Fell

Charlie Hall

Submitted to Contest #140

"I remember when you were just a young one, Oliver. Just a little boy learning how to harness a sword for the first time." Sir Reginald's voice was powerful and he gripped the rapier in his hand. Something felts wrong here though. I was supposed to be protecting the princess today, not lectured by the man who taught me how to fight. His eyes were filled with hatred, but I couldn't figure out for what or for who. "I was hoping you would come to understand my ways. The truth behind the royals on the throne. The fact that centuries ago, their a...

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