Ian Walker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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“Why am I Broken? ” by Ian Walker

Submitted to Contest #289

What does it mean to be broken? James thought to himself as he stared blankly at the shattered glass on the tile floor of his kitchen. I guess it just means that something can’t be fixed.  As the sounds of the broom combined with the glass scratching over the tile, there wasn’t much going through his mind. Just making sure he got all of the damned glass off the floor. The damned glass. It just slipped between my fingers. Everything always feels like it’s slipping away, but this time, it actually is. Perspective is a hell of th...

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“The Death of Dave’s Father” by Ian Walker

Submitted to Contest #286

“I’ll never forget the days in the backyard playing catch with him, or the times we spent in the car on the way to school. It was such a long drive, but we always found a way to fill the time,” the speaker, a moderately tall man in an ill-fitted black suit, took a painfully deep breath to try and hide the shakiness in his voice. Oh, Dave. I can feel the pangs of sadness in my chest as I watch you suffer through this. The pain entered and left my husband’s eyes as he mustered up the courage to continue speaking at his father’s funeral. “...

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