Drew Winston

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“Grounded Ambitions” by Drew Winston

Submitted to Contest #235

As the taxi sped away, Lawrence dashed into the airport, eager to put the peculiar encounter with Walter behind him. Inside the bustling airport, Lawrence's strides turned into a sprint. He ran at full speed, his mind a chaotic swirl of thoughts. Oddly, the encounter with Walter lingered more prominently than the pressing matter of catching his flight. Images of Walter's optimistic grin and his harebrained business idea,...

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“A Fare to Forget” by Drew Winston

Submitted to Contest #234

The frigid air bit into Lawrence Hastings' skin as he hurriedly flagged down a taxi outside his office. He was running out of time to make his flight. His briefcase clutched in one hand, he flung open the door and slid into the backseat, only sparing a quick glance at the driver before burying his face in his notes. He was scheduled to give a presentation on estate planning at a conference in Chicago and needed every mi...

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“To Lie Against Yourself” by Drew Winston

Submitted to Contest #95

“Jamison!” the guard called out. His head peeked through a small window in the dormitory door.A hush fell over the room where about a dozen men had been congregating. It was a large room with concrete floors and walls. Bunk beds took up most of the floor space. Leland Jamison hopped down from the top of his bunk bed where he had been reading an action novel. Leland had lived in this room for almost five years. It w...

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“The Child Support Blues” by Drew Winston

Submitted to Contest #87

It was the day of Tiffany’s seventeenth birthday party. That was when Janelle decided how she would trick Robert one year later to the day. She was going to lie and tell him that his daughter had been in a bad car accident. The doctors were not sure if she would recover, she would say. That would teach him for being such a stingy, selfish bastard. <...

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“Planting Season” by Drew Winston

Submitted to Contest #86

Content warning: domestic abuse “Don’t forget to change the clocks on Saturday night,” Betsy said. “I’m so ready for spring.” Betsy and Sue stood outside the grocery store parking lot. "You know what that means," Sue said. "Planting season is right around the corner. Soon that’s all our husbands will be talking...

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“The Overnight Parking Ban” by Drew Winston

Submitted to Contest #85

Melanie lived in a small apartment building on Whitlow Street. The first time Lauren arrived to stay over at Melanie’s house it was a Saturday afternoon. She parallel parked between two other cars. She didn’t give much thought to where she would park. She was too enchanted by the new relationship. The next morning, Lauren found a fifty dollar parking ticket for overnight parking. The ticket confused her becaus...

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Author bio

I am 49. Married father of two elementary school age girls. Small business owner. Life is good. Have occasionally tried creative writing over the years but never in a disciplined way, and have never shared my work. I write a lot for work but not fiction. Would like to to see what I'm capable of. I like the discipline of submitting for review and welcome feedback -- the good, the bad, and the ugly. I'm not thin skinned so pile it on. Drew Winston is not my real name.