Hamilton Briggs

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The Perfect Woman” by Hamilton Briggs

Submitted to Contest #281

Danny tossed back a martini and thought about how he had been dragged to the Christmas party in Charlestown against his will.His old friend, Sam, had insisted he come. They had been roommates their senior year at Boston College and still spent most weekends together.Danny was nearly 6’3” with black hair and blue eyes. Sam was just 5’7” with a carrot-colored mop. but you could look across at any party and he’d be smack in the middle of the room, a drink in one hand, gesticulating wildly with the other.Right now, Sam was speaking with a woman....

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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 love all animals. 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