Chris Sharrock

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

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“The Mind of a Master” by Chris Sharrock

Submitted to Contest #26

Could you imagine living in a world without colors? It would be like eating food without any flavor: sure, you can get by on it, but why would you want to? It’s a bland, boring, purposeless existence, suitable for animals but not for humans. Humans need something more. Humans need spice in their lives.That, my friend, is why we turn to art!Before I found art, my life was utterly unbearable. I was an animal in human form, seeing in monochrome and eating grass; no point to any of it except prolonging my meaningless existenc...

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“High Midnight” by Chris Sharrock

Submitted to Contest #24

Josiah stuck his spade upright into the pile of dirt he’d been moving and wiped his brow. It had been a hot day and, though the sun had set nearly four hours earlier, the effort of breaking through the sun-hardened ground had worked up quite a sweat. He tugged at his dirt-encrusted shirt a few times to fan the cool night air over his skin, then picked up his lantern from the cemetery grass and examined the hole he’d been digging. It was roughly seven feet long by three feet wide and a little over three feet deep. At that momen...

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Author bio

I’m a new writer who loves a well-crafted story and I am excited to learn and improve my skills and stretch my creativity to its limits. I’m 34 years old, I have a wonderful wife and a son who have been the greatest blessings in my life.