Chris Winters

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“The Painter” by Chris Winters

Submitted to Contest #274

THE PAINTER1.  Seth Walker loaded his ladder onto the roof racks of the van. The ladder was long and awkward, but he was able to manage by himself. The painting job that he was preparing for was approximately 4500 hundred square feet. Normally for a job of that size, he would bring on one of his employees; however, it was a simple contract, so he figured he would go at it alone and save some money on labor. When Seth quoted the job, Mike - the property manager - didn’t give him a lot of details about the house; he didn’t even haggle on...

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“Replaced” by Chris Winters

Submitted to Contest #196

REPLACED In the year 2025, scientific breakthroughs worldwide were advancing in leaps and bounds. Quantum Physics, genome research, and human consciousness had all made advancements exponentially. It seemed that in the years following a worldwide pandemic people had more time to do research. A community of researchers had discovered a way to move through a different dimension. They belonged to an organization named SBTN which stood for Searching Beyond the Norm. The director of the company was Douglas Banks. He immediately patented his d...

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“I am Nobody” by Chris Winters

Submitted to Contest #117

I AM NOBODY 1.     Walking the beat by the pier in San Francisco was a daunting task, especially for officers Dunne and Ruiz. Day after day and night after night, depending what shift they were on, always brought homeless vagrants to the pier. They would sleep on benches, under trees and some of the more fortunate ones had tents. Not the poor fellow they were approaching now, this guy was sleeping on the grass wearing only a hoodie and track pants. It was a cool September evening off the water. The two cops decided to c...

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Author bio

Published author of ENDLESS. Former professional chef. Small business owner. Lover of fine foods, travel, cinema, live music and adventure.