Iona Coppin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“A murder most foul” by Iona Coppin

Submitted to Contest #93

“He’s dead!” The body lay sprawled on the floor, blood pooling around his limp corpse, skin ashen. “Has he been shot?” “I didn’t hear anything, must’ve been stabbed”, “Where’s the knife then dumbo?” “Where’s the gun?” Toby glared over at Simon, “What’s that in your pocket?” Simon reached into his jacket, the shiny metal glinted in the light, “What is it?” Simon unwrapped the tin foil to reveal a somewhat squashed sandwich, “Is that tuna?” Toby turned up his nose at the stench of warm fish, “What are you doing with that?” “I get pec...

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“Love never dies” by Iona Coppin

Submitted to Contest #92

Alice ran her hand along the wall, the plaster was bumpy and cracked, paint flecked off revealing another layer behind. How many layers were there, who could say? Over four hundred years’ worth of paint, dirty handprints and memories embedded in these walls. A photograph hung on the wall, a couple posed stiffly for the camera, the man in a suit and the woman in what appeared to be a wedding dress. The man’s eyes seemed to be looking straight at her, or through her. She continued on up the stairs, the walls curved and bowed, not a single s...

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“Manifest” by Iona Coppin

Submitted to Contest #91

They say a book can change your life, this book said it repeatedly in fact. Only a few pages in and it had promised to bring Rosy her dream man and change her life in ‘just 3 easy steps’. Though of course it was going to take 237 pages to explain those three easy steps. But you can’t charge a fortune for a self-help leaflet can you. Luckily Rosy found this copy in the library, in amongst countless other books along a similar theme that had graced her bedside table. ‘Health, Wealth and Happiness’, ’10 rules for success’, and the aggressively ...

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“Bitten” by Iona Coppin

Submitted to Contest #89

Chrissy wondered how long he had been standing there, watching her. From the startled expression on his face, she could tell he wasn’t expecting to get caught. How many times had he done this before, uninterrupted? How many times had this little boy silently crept in through the window he had just darted out of and stood next to her bed while she slept? --- Chrissy’s alarm buzzed furiously on the bed side table, it was set to get increasingly louder and more urgent the longer she ignored it. Still it hadn’t woken her. Toni stormed into the ...

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“Up to mischief! ” by Iona Coppin

Submitted to Contest #88

Tony was a rat. Both in the literal and metaphorical sense. He was a good for nothing, double crossing, snitch of a rodent, who would lie to the queen if it would earn him some scraps to eat. Tony found that this life of deception didn’t earn him many friends, but he didn’t need friends, all he needed was a full belly and a place to sleep. Which he had, until very recently. You see Tony had committed an unforgivable crime, a crime that will find you running for your life, both from the humans, and your fellow vermin. Tony had committed the c...

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“Not. This. Year.” by Iona Coppin

Submitted to Contest #87

Amy was ready. After 24 years falling foul of every trick, prank and practical joke, Amy had finally had enough. Not. This. Year. In the past Amy had suffered greatly for the amusement of others, laxatives in her coffee, airhorn under her office chair, deodorant replaced with fart spray, she was the unfortunate victim of them all. She decided that this year the safest place for her to be on this perilous day, was in her room. She had everything she needed, food, drinks, and entertainment. Other than the occasional dash across the hall to th...

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Author bio

I love to write, but rarely finish what I start. There is always a new shiny idea distracting me, tempting me to start something new before the last story has been told. Having a deadline is motivating me to complete stories and even share them, which is something that terrifies me!