EJ Firestone

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“Reflection In Smoke and Mirrors” by EJ Firestone

Submitted to Contest #207

In the hushed silence of his weathered room, Frank deftly maneuvered a deck of cards, the echo of his past performances whispering in each shuffle. He executed a simple trick first - a card vanishing and reappearing as if by magic, the sleight of hand lost on an audience of one. Then, he dared a more intricate trick. He slid the selected card a precise distance into the deck, followed by a meticulous shuffle. His hands, however, trembled, faltering midway through the trick before eventually coming to rest on the table. The remainder of his p...

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“Blue Sky” by EJ Firestone

Submitted to Contest #44

Blue SkyIt ended with a short handshake against the backdrop of a bright blue sky. A weeks worth of ridiculously cheesy frolicking down the pier, riding two seater bikes, eating ice creams, holding hands, and committing a few petty crimes, ended in that short exchange of palm sweat. As she walked away, the familiar view of the back of her head gave me a pang of nostalgia - she always liked to walk in front. No, it’s too early to miss her. She messed with you, fucked up your morals, made you do everything you knew that your parents would abso...

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