D.J.J. MIZZI

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Romeo and Juliet: A Modern Retelling” by D.J.J. MIZZI

Submitted to Contest #257

Our story is set in the fair city of Varona. A beautiful place, bustling with excitement. A place where tourists and locals alike enjoy the restaurants, the shopping and the beautiful history. Two families in this city stand out among the rest, both of them alike in dignity. Two families with an ancient grudge, two families who have bloodied their own hands. And from these two sworn enemies come two fated lovers, whose death will bury their parent’s strife. But our story actually starts long before this. Our story starts with a young boy on ...

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“Time Travelling Pen Pals” by D.J.J. MIZZI

Submitted to Contest #212

Jacob never noticed the cupboard when he first moved into the building. Why should he? It was no different to any other cupboard, any other wardrobe, nook or cranny (and there were many of them) scattered throughout the house. There were many strange things about the old house he had just moved into, in the suburbs of Melbourne. Such as the oil painting in the living room, or the oddly shaped hole in the wall behind the painting. There was a window that shut on its own and a loose floorboard the creaked unnaturally loud when he stood on it. ...

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“Letters to a Heartfelt Island” by D.J.J. MIZZI

Submitted to Contest #212

Letters to a Heartfelt Island June 2, 1939, London, England. Dear Mikiel, It’s extremely difficult to know how to start a letter, especially to someone you’ve never met; in the same way it’s difficult to speak to a stranger. But it becomes easier once you get started, and after that it gets easier still. In the end you’re glad for it because you’ve made a new friend. There we go – I’ve started and it wasn’t so hard at all. I’m very glad my uncle put me in touch with you. I’ve been wanting a new pen-friend, and when my uncle told me he’d m...

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“Switched Off” by D.J.J. MIZZI

Submitted to Contest #184

Switched Off. 2:00pm on the eighth of May. That was when he decided to switch off. Or rather, he decided to pack up and get the heck out of there. Switching off and going analogue was only part of it. His fiancée had just left him for another guy and he was laid off at work; they were planning to replace him with a machine. A four-year science degree, a Masters in biology, and a PhD; all for nothing. Who knew that a computer could measure soil acidity better than he could. They told him that he could probably get work elsewhere, but he ju...

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Author bio

Hi. I really, really, really love writing, and it's all I want to do. All day. Every day. Unfortunately I have to pay bills and stuff, which means I have to work an actual job. If you enjoy my writing, please do support me by following me on social media. It really does help. I'll also be self-publishing my collection of short stories 'Tales of the City,' quite soon. So if you want to go the extra mile, you can go ahead and purchase that, and help my along my journal of writing full time. The more time I have to write, the more stories you'll get to read. You can find all my links here: https://linktr.ee/d.j.j.mizzi