Christopher Gunn

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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“Vince's Reluctant Night Out” by Christopher Gunn

Usually, the sight of the Ferris wheel going up would bring me a great amount of joy. Even at my age, it still brings me back to that time of year that promises new beginnings. School would just be starting; I would have had a whole new wardrobe. I could reinvent myself. Granted, I just had my twenty-year reunion. But early September has been cemented as this almost new year, heralded in by the carnival going up in the...

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“When Leonard Came Home” by Christopher Gunn

The house was filling with the putrid smell. Martha wouldn’t dare open a window, for fear that someone would see. She sat, straight backed, severe, holding a rag over her nose and mouth. Her eyes, tired and bruised, never left the dining room table.            Her brother was laid out on that table, his back contorted at an unnatural angle, a pool of blood spread out beneath him, dripping to the floor. Martha’...

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I’m coming back to writing after half a life time. I’m super rusty but I want to contribute something of myself to the world.