Douglas Wright

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Transcendental Pizza” by Douglas Wright

Submitted to Contest #138

It was the day of the family reunion, back in the summer of 1984, and we were having a picnic on the village green. Everyone had shown up; all the uncles and aunts, all the cousins, grandma and grandpa, everyone. It was absolutely marvelous. I love those big Italian get-togethers, they’re full of laughs and lots of food, and in my family everyone brings a specialty dish. My uncle Antonio had told me, in his conspiratorial way, that instead of bringing a lasagna or something, he had planned a special surprise for the picnic; one that he knew ...

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“Entry Prohibited” by Douglas Wright

Submitted to Contest #137

The helicopter’s blades thup-thup-thupped steadily as the small yellow machine flew low over the forest. The morning sun gave a coniferous green glow to the trees that spread in all directions like a bristly shag rug. Beside the pilot sat a young geologist in new blue overalls and fresh leather boots; nodding and staring intently at the screen of a laptop. His screen displayed data from the GPR transceiver that was mounted underneath the helicopter, and to him things looked promising. The pilot had no idea what it all meant, and he didn’t ne...

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Author bio

Hi! I'm new to Reedsy. I'm a lifetime reader and writer living in the Seattle area. I've have decided to batten the hatches and hoist the sails on writing fiction. My previous writing was for magazines, on topics I enjoyed: coffee, kayaking and kayak repair, the scourge that is television, and surfing(the real kind). I hope you enjoy my stories! If so, I'd love to hear from you in the comments. Find more of my writing at: www.douglas-writes.com