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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2019
Submitted to Contest #9
This story begins in the past. Back when everything was empty, there was no life; only the humans and the trash they lived in. It was a miserable fate, but they had accepted it and moved on. The year was 2189, and Theo Williams had just graduated from East Grimswater High, the last school he’d ever attend. There was no time for post-secondary programs, as the average lifespan had shrunk down to a mere 40 years. With the end of school finally here, Theo’s mailbox had been bursting with invitations to numerous weddings. Ever since the council ...
Submitted to Contest #8
Heather - Part 1 These last few weeks have sucked. Ever since the drinking incident I’ve been grounded. I always go on a trip with my friends but even after a week of begging, my parents hadn’t changed their minds, I’m still grounded... So I invited some random people from school, so I wouldn't seem like some kind of loner with no friends. Plus, mom and dad would pound more dance on me if I didn’t go anyways. Which I do not want. José, my chaperone, stops the car near the yacht dock, I turn to him and say, “thanks.” As my ‘friends’ are...
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