Hamilton Briggs

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

Stories (2)

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“The Last Shindig” by Hamilton Briggs

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #227

Outside, the first snow covers the yard. The arms of the elms have turned white and a northern wind seeps through the windows.My husband slips across the ice to his Jeep. The engine starts, sputters, and dies. Finally, the ignition turns over and the Jeep pulls down the long driveway that leads to the street.I walk slowly down the hall, the soles of my feet cold on the wooden floor. I slip off my robe. A bruise spreads over my abdomen, purple at the center and gray at the edges. In a day, it will turn yellow-green.I stand beneath the shower ...

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“The Light Outside” by Hamilton Briggs

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #149

June 2020 A light flashed through the curtains of her bedroom. Alicia reached for the bathrobe in the chair next to her and pulled it around her. She knew she would find the old man standing at the window She padded quietly up the wood stairs so as not to alarm him. Alicia turned the door handle quickly. As she had expected, he stood at the window, pushing at the pane. “Jan,” she said, “stay away from the window, please.” He turned around to face her, then growled like a bear. He waved his arms as if fighting her off. Yet Alicia, ...

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Author bio

Hamilton Briggs is my pen name. I have lived and worked in the United States, England, and Italy. I hold a B.A., and M.A. from the University of Oxford in history and write as frequently as I can.

Shortlisted 2 stories ⭐️

Contest #227
The Last Shindig – read story
Contest #149
The Light Outside – read story