David Townsend

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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“In the Wind” by David Townsend

Submitted to Contest #240

IN THE WIND The warm northerly breeze drifts across my skin rippling the hair of my body. I wriggle my toes in the dry soft sand and feel alive—a man on a lonely beech in comfortable sunlight. I lift my arms and twitch my shoulders in the magic air. The beech is lonely but I am not. My twin sons play wrestle in the sand, exploring the texture of the sand as much as the strength of their arms. They have exhausted themselves rolling down a sand dune and consume their remaining time at my feet. They ar...

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“A Girl Called Allison” by David Townsend

Submitted to Contest #238

A Girl Called Allison You will know about castles. Hundreds of years ago many people in Britain lived in castles. The walls were thick and the gates strong so that enemies and thieves could not get in. Most of the time some people went out to work in the fields during the day or herd sheep and cattle when it was safe. At night and on some days the gates were shut and people went about their business inside. Men who were Knights and boys practiced with lance, sword, and archery. They practiced fighting because they needed to know how to prote...

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