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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2023
Submitted to Contest #239
It was Spring Break and it seemed to be going too fast. Time flying, like a loose kite in a gale force wind. Preston was standing by the window. He held a pensive look. His younger sister was sitting at her desk, drawing with markers and crayons on a sketch pad. Preston casually looked out the window and gazed up at the sky. Gray puffy clouds greeted his eyes. Startled, he quickly pointed to them. "Looks like rain...again," he said. He then noticed the leaves on the trees beginning to sway gently. "Man, it better not. Please tell m...
Submitted to Contest #213
The Gallery was quiet at this time of day. The few patrons that walked its halls and browsed its well-lit alcoves were mostly of the older and more mature generations.Unsurprisingly, it only took a spoken statement and a question to shatter the muted silence. The beginning of a conversation worth listening in on, although no one did.“I’ve seen everything in this fine art gallery but nothing quite like this. This piece, what is it called?” Brettan asked.“It is called, ‘The Mannequin’,” The Curator answered.“I see.”The Curator stepped closer t...
Submitted to Contest #212
Dear Hal,Your message in the space bottle was received. We here on the planet Kabangers are overjoyed. We have speculated for centuries the existence of other life in the cosmos, and now we are holding in our hands the proof that we have always longed for and desired. In our great wisdom, we have decided to communicate with you in the same way you have reached out to us. Therefore, we are sending this message back to you in the same space bottle that you so graciously sent our way. We hope that is to your li...
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