Elaine Preston

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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2 Stories

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“Second Chances ” by Elaine Preston

Submitted to Contest #89

I’ve decided that tonight is the night I’m going to kill myself. It’s time to finally say goodbye to the world. I’ve thought about how I would do it so many times. I decided that pills would be the easiest option. I considered trying to get a gun, but apart from having no idea how I would go about that, I’m far too squeamish for it. Knowing my luck, the bullet would just blow my face off, leaving me horribly disfigured in addition to being eternally miserable. No, pills are easily obtainable and I can fade away in the comfo...

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“Mr. Grimm” by Elaine Preston

Submitted to Contest #88

Once upon a time, there lived a very bad man called Mr. Grimm. Mr. Grimm had not treated his family particularly well when he was a young man, and as a result they had all abandoned him. Now nearing the end of his life, Mr. Grimm was a rather bitter and sad man who liked nothing more than to make other people as miserable as him. He used to stand outside his ramshackle cottage and shout at the passing children. He would cry ‘Young child!’ Come here and see what sweet treats I have in my kitchen, just for you!’ Many ...

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