Curtis Jackson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

Stories (7)

7 Stories

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“Down Like a Yesterday Feel” by Curtis Jackson

Submitted to Contest #241

Thematic content includes tragic details, reports of deaths, gun violence, animal attacks, stalking, and social discord. Kiu was engulfed in a basin of sediment and mud that filled his curled hair, nose, ears, mouth, apparel, socks, hiking shoes–everything on him–except his eyes, fastened as fatality. The lake’s murky elements, too, crept into the small, circular punctures in his back, streamed lines of billowing blood. He had splashed in the lucent water, and his body sank onto the floor like a liquid drop in a sponge. Catfish and trou...

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“The Witness Stand” by Curtis Jackson

Submitted to Contest #238

Advisory: Themes of crime, criminal insensitivity, and victims’ impact.“If your emotions flicker by the slightest degree. He has you. You’re done.”The saying was among the coached words of Warren’s legal counselor, Richard Attenborough. After the noon break, the defendant, who faced the death penalty, would endure more grilling by the district’s assistant prosecutor, Nod Beacons. It was after a lengthy city-wide search that most citizens concluded the body was expertly disposed of, mafia-styled.The months-long investigation never steered far...

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“Crossed Paths” by Curtis Jackson

Submitted to Contest #237

Advisory: Thematic material involving race and gender inequality.She was Tootledale’s loudest runner, likely the whole of Alabama. Near age thirty, Maxime gunned for her Olympic appearance in Rome within two months. Those prior performances in 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, and 1956 Melbourne garnished no savored medallions. The local citizens heard her disappointment and desperation as she trained at the university track, in parks, and around town. Maxime grunts a lot, especially during the hard workouts—a self-implementor without a coach or m...

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“Evendella’s Commision” by Curtis Jackson

Submitted to Contest #179

Thematic content includes parental abandonment, child mortality, conveyance of criminal activity, immoral infringements, and violence. He scuffled a handful of Adams' Cheese Korn Kurls from the crinkled bag; a few spilled between his fingers onto the flooring behind the accelerator and brake petals. Hadrian hated when that happened inside his Pontiac Streamliner, especially after he cleaned it. Rolling down the window, the solstice chill whipped against the side of his face, and his leathered jacketed arm reached around to the tip of the win...

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“Dragged by the Soul of Her Feet” by Curtis Jackson

Submitted to Contest #175

Mature themes, physical threats, discussions of murder, abduction, issues of race, discrimination, and rude language. Henrietta gripped her husband's arm, Stanley, as they approached the eastbound train platform's steps. It was much that she felt the perspiration under the palm of her hand and alongside her arm, feeling the slightly dampened fabric of his blazer. Said aged thirtyish Stanley, "when will you be convinced? I am taking this time off to see Dad." She replied, "I'm still trying to believe you'll take your mind off your work whil...

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“A Homecoming Wish” by Curtis Jackson

Submitted to Contest #164

Thematic content: discussions of death, disability, family separation, tragic, unfulfilled romance, a brief note of wartime amputation, and crude surgery.An enormous, black steel vessel emerged into view from the great billow of steam, smoke, and particles it created from its funneled chimney. An exhaust congested the Hanover Junction Railroad Station's platform area.A sharp whistle sliced through the crisp afternoon fall season air when the vessel's valve gears, rods, piston, and large metal wheels ceased. It woke late twenty-aged Connors f...

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“Three Minutes Until the Conclusion” by Curtis Jackson

Submitted to Contest #161

Advisory: the following short story contains descriptions of violence, scariness, and thematic issues.The success of his lecture was pictured in their eyes. The people fixated upon him and their ears' reception of each sound wave of his words. The speech of famed scientist-environmentalist Terrance Secreto held his audience's attention. In his heart, the drums rolled after a quick glance at his pocket watch; 6:56 p.m., almost three minutes until his conclusion.For over 50 minutes, Secreto updated his listeners about the advanced alarms of cl...

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Author bio

Curtis W. Jackson is a graduate of Full Sail University in Creative Writing for Entertainment. He studied graphic design before surging forward in a writing career. Mr. Jackson published a collection of short stories and a novel. He also designed notebooks and created photo essay books. Mr. Jackson was once a freelance cartoonist and minor actor decades ago. He resides on the South shore of Suffolk, New York.