Christopher Stevens

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2021

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“Solitude” by Christopher Stevens

Submitted to Contest #119

The house clung on the edge of the cliff, steadfast against the howling frigid winds and creeping icy fingers of fog that constantly rolled in from distant oceans. Sometimes the mist skulked amongst the gnarled cypress trees and slinked between the feather reeds that bordered the house, sometimes it was a screaming gale ripping at the shingles on the roof, pelting the walls with rain and begging to be let in. Inside the house was completely quiet and still.She lived in solitude, not out of a love for the crashing waves that thundered the bas...

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“Counting Raindrops” by Christopher Stevens

Submitted to Contest #116

I did something horrible. Or at least, that is how it has been described to me. Horrible. Awful. Terrible.  I don’t remember doing it. I don’t remember anything about it, to be honest. I have seen photos and videos from the incident many times, before the trial and many times during it. In the videos it appears to be me. The scenes are disturbing. I mean, who wouldn’t be disturbed after watching it? During some of the viewings I’d get these weird flashes, like a bright light pulsing ever so quickly it’s gone before I even knew it was ...

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Author bio

Bearded wonder. No kids. Four dogs! Riding the waves as they come, hoping for more crests than troughs. Venturing back into writing, always felt it didn’t measure up, but now just writing for the pleasure in honing my craft a little.