DAVID A JONES

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

Stories (7)

7 Stories

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“FIFTY SHADES OF... SOMETHING TO READ” by DAVID A JONES

Submitted to Contest #91

FIFTY SHADES OF… SOMETHING TO READ John Cullpepperthwaite was an average, even nondescript, sort of man. The sort you would pass in the street without noticing. An unobtrusive man who blended into the crowd and whose features it would be difficult to recall only moments after you’d met him. He was thirty-one years old and l...

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“TO SKI OR NOT TO SKI, THAT IS THE QUESTION” by DAVID A JONES

Submitted to Contest #77

Date Line: The depths of winter, late one evening. Location: A remote log cabin somewhere in the snow covered Alps. The Occupants: A winter holidaymaker musing silently to himself, after arri...

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“ THE MYSTREY OF THE LOCKED ROOM AND THE GREAT DETECTIVE” by DAVID A JONES

Submitted to Contest #51

“Tell me precisely what happened,” said the Great Detective to the three servants who he’d summoned before him. “And don’t leave anything out,” he added. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner had dispatched the most talented and tenacious detective of Her Majesty’s Constabulary to investigate the dastardly murder of Lord Burlington-Smythe, who had been found dead...

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“BEWARE THE WOLF IN THE WOODS” by DAVID A JONES

Submitted to Contest #43

ANCIENT legends always tell us to beware of the wolf in the woods: Once upon a time, there lived a young, innocent girl, named ‘Little Red Riding Hood… * “Red, dear, I’m going to bake some pies and cakes for your grandmother,” Red’s mother told her. “You know she’s getting older and I want to make sure she eats properly. Wou...

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“THE MUST HAVE BIRTHDAY PRESENT” by DAVID A JONES

Submitted to Contest #42

It was Samm’s fifteenth birthday and she rushed downstairs anxious to get to the presents, which would surely be waiting for her. She looked at them with eager anticipation hoping to get enough money to buy the latest generation smartphone, which was solar powered, had high speed mobile broadband, a touchscreen user interface, superfast txt msg, a media player, a high resolution camera with laser focusing, zillions of aps - oh, and it had a phone as well.

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“A STOLEN OIL PAINTING” by DAVID A JONES

Submitted to Contest #37

As soon as I entered the room, I knew that there was something wrong, even though the lights weren’t switched on and it was impossible to see in the dark. The room was totally silent, but I had a strange feeling that something ominous was about to happen, or had already happened. There was nothing odd or wrong about the lights being turned off or the room being entirely silent, as it was the middle of the night and the building had been closed...

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“TO SKI OR NOT TO SKI, THAT IS THE QUESTION?” by DAVID A JONES

Submitted to Contest #23

Date Line: The depths of winter, very early one morning. Location: A log cabin somewhere in the snow covered Alps. The Occupant: A winter holidaymaker. “WHAT a lovely day it is, darling. I’m so glad we’ve come here for our holiday. It is a perfect day for skiing. The sun is out, the sky is blue, the snow is deep and, d...

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Author bio

I enjoy writing both fiction and non-fiction and I have had a number of articles published, including two articles in the ‘British Journal of Healthcare Management’: ‘A Brief History of the NHS’ and ‘Think Outside the Box – Guidance on Giving Evidence in H.M. Coroner’s Court’, as well as an article in ‘Mature Times’ on smoking food. In addition, I have had a short story, entitled ‘Murderous Intentions’, published on the internet, and a short story entitled ‘The Missing Marchioness’, published in the Third World anthology ‘A House of Music & Other Stories’. I have also been shortlisted in a number of writing competitions. I have also written a Murder Mystery play, which has been performed by an amateur dramatic group, as well as several scenes and sketches for pantomimes and revues, which I have also performed in.