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Chris Manders

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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COLOURS

Submitted to Contest #59

White – everything is white.The white quietness inside the hospital is even more pronounced outside its walls. A white, desolate, godforsaken place as the snowy blizzard continues to cover everything in its path. The thick white blanket hangs over everything. Trees stand motionless, their boughs drooping with the light fluffy flakes clinging together for strength in their vast numbers. The lit street lamps try to show the way through the ever-moving icy net curtain that envelopes them. Long sparkling icicles hang fro...

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The Power Of Love

Submitted to Contest #58

Her blindness made her feel powerless and she loathed it. Powerless and helpless and it was awful, absolutely bloody dreadful. She knew her one inordinate fear had always been that of losing her sight, but it was an irrational unease as she had no reason to think it might happen. Now, as Claire sat on the bus with her guide dog Benny, taking their first solo (well duo) trip to the coast, she knew she had to rely on him - but still found it difficult to put her complete trust in him, thus prolonging the indescribable feeling o...

6 likes

Time To Call It A Night

Submitted to Contest #57

It was Halloween again and the family was gathering at Darkwood Hall as usual. Everyone had come dressed for the occasion - as someone in the family who had met a not-so-nice demise in the dim, but not necessarily, too distant past. The Chingleys had lived at the Hall for generations, having celebrated Halloween for decades in the old way, long before the Americans commercialised it and passed the idea back to Britain in the early 1900s! “I think we should stop this Halloween lark,” Lucien scowled at the others assembled in the draw...

9 likes

Their Last Blind Date

Submitted to Contest #56

For someone of a relatively young age, this was to be Tara’s fourth, and last blind date – although this was something of which she was not yet aware. She was aware, however, of the butterflies fluttering delicately in her stomach as she wondered what this encounter would be like. Would he find her attractive or would he even care? She felt that the male of the species often decided instantly as to whether the girl was suitable as a partner or in the “wham, bam, thank you ma’am” category! And she wasn’t too happy to even be ...

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Claudia's Case

Submitted to Contest #55

“Right, let’s go, Darling,” Sir James Beresford said, taking Claudia’s hand. Although both in their sixties, she took it as a child would a father’s hand. He was her rock, she loved him, she had implicit trust in him. Sir James, who really didn’t bother much about his title, lovingly looked at his gentle, elegant, charming wife thinking that she was, by nature, a Lady. He picked up her suitcase, as she took one last vacant look around their beautiful, family home, and ushered her out to the car, handing the luggage to Timpson.&...

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Finally Flying Solo

Submitted to Contest #54

This flying lark isn’t easy, she decided. Then giggled – that’s silly because larks can fly. It’s me that’s struggling! She’d been trying to learn to fly for quite a while and, sometimes, even managed to do it for a short, sharp burst, but then she always had someone with her. Going solo was going to be the hard bit – with no one to grab on to at scary moments! She preferred night flying as there were not so many distractions. But, night or day, her main problem was lack of co-ordination, but that might improve as sh...

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Their Second Chance - At Last

Submitted to Contest #54

Again, on his annual vigil, he sat alone on the riverbank lost in thought. He didn’t know how long he’d been there as the only thing on his mind was his beloved Julia. It was so many years since they had been together and, although his whole being ached with an overwhelming longing to be with her he still wasn’t sure they’d ever meet again. He had relived that last night together over and over until it was so embedded in his mind he knew he could never be free. They had both been together at high school but never really mixe...

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Love Through Lock Down

Submitted to Contest #53

Bloody pandemic, bloody Boris, Mac thought as he scowled with his head turned away for fear of being seen. “Well it looks like it’s just you and me now old girl”, he spoke in the general direction of Kate. He was cross that they were both considered “vulnerable”, because of their ages and must stay at home. She did nothing to hide her grimace as she said “I do wish you wouldn’t call me old girl and we’ll just have to grin and bear it won’t we dear?” Hoping that the sarcasm on “dear” wasn’t lost on him. We’ve been grinni...

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Too Hot For Comfort

Submitted to Contest #53

“I can’t take much more of this Joe. It’s going to be another scorcher” Mary moaned as she pulled back the curtains letting the hot humid breeze engulf the bedroom, closely followed by shafts of searing sunlight hitting every corner with a fiery glow. If only she didn’t sleep so badly at night she might be able to wake up earlier and enjoy a cooler, more pleasant atmosphere! An hour later, gazing in sadness at her bedraggled garden, she thought that the British heatwave was certainly not a thing of beauty – unless you were a beac...

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