David Black

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Lilacs and Sunflowers” by David Black

Submitted to Contest #86

Evangeline likes lilacs but she loves sunflowers. There is one remaining bush on our property. It stands near our front door.Those familiar with the Madison Valley in Southwest Montana, know that the wind blows often, and snow is very dry and loves to fly around with the wind. We used to have bushes around the house bordering the driveway. Those bushes acted as a wind block, and as the wind blew the snow on the ground, monstrous snow drifts were created around the house and across our driveway. Snow drifts are bad especially in or...

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“California Cafe” by David Black

Submitted to Contest #81

It is a typical June morning for San Jose. Beautiful weather, work is exciting but repetitive. Typical morning. I receive a text from my girlfriend, “We are over. I’m sure you feel hurt, but time will pass and it will be less. I am not the best person for you. You will also see that in time. We had some good times; let us not make them more or less than they were. We each grew in different ways, for the better I believe.”Maybe not so typical a morning. Damn.Sitting there I ponder what to do next. I decide out of the blue to go on a dati...

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“Surfer Girl I Love You” by David Black

Submitted to Contest #80

My girlfriend (Evangeline) and I decided to go to dinner to our favorite Steak House. We own a place in Big Sky country Montana. Initially we purchased it so we would have a place to retire to that had clean air, friendly neighbors, great outdoor activities, incredible scenery, and very low taxes (No Sales Tax). That was the plan. We fell in love with the area and people almost immediately and could not wait to return as often as our work and other life activities would allow. Eventually we moved full time to Montana, so much for well laid p...

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“How do I say goodbye?” by David Black

Submitted to Contest #79

How do I say goodbye to the love of my life?It was the best seven years of my life; it was the worst year of my life. It was the best day of my life; it was the worst day of my life. How do you describe a relationship with the woman of your dreams, the woman that you waited until you were 50 to meet?When I take Kona and Jackson out at night to do their business, I must wait. I must wait until Kona pees before I get down on my knees. If I get down before she pees, then she and Jackson will come over and nuzzle and rub against me before I have...

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Author bio

Real life happens, I try to inject humor into everything. Or sometimes not