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J.G. Mills

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2025

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Burying Secrets in the Desert

J.G. Mills

Submitted to Contest #321

Three men can keep a secret…only if two of them are dead. The scorching morning sun was beating on Randall Chisholm as he stood on the plateau of Raccoon Ridge overlooking Deadman’s Valley for a good place to hide something. The twin nickel plated pearl handled pistols that he carried on his hips glimmered in the sunlight. The brim of his worn, dusty black Cattleman hat was tilted slightly to block the sun, and his tattered and equally black duster coat flapped gently in the breeze. The light wind felt cool on his glistening skin as it swirl...

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Hunter's Moon

J.G. Mills

Submitted to Contest #320

Hunter Kessler left the city of Pittsburgh in August, two months before the attack that nearly killed him, and moved into a small cabin in the woods of the Appalachian Mountains in western Pennsylvania. He was an only child, terminal bachelor, and his parents had died when he was in college, so he was your typical loner. He never liked living in the city anyway, it was killing him, just as it does every other person that lives there. The traffic congestion, the constant aggravation of dealing with assholes every day, and the never ending rat...

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Christmas at Tinsel Town

J.G. Mills

Submitted to Contest #320

Christmas at Tinsel Town Trying to find a gift during the Christmas season can be a daunting task, but when you’re twelve and trying to buy your mother the perfect gift with your own money for the very first time, it is nearly impossible. Brian Fisher would learn that hard truth when, at Thanksgiving, he had decided that he wanted to pay for his mother’s Christmas present himself. His mother, Sophia, was his best friend, and he thought that she could use a little cheering up since her accident. She had clumsily missed the final step one gro...

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A Dark Moment

J.G. Mills

Submitted to Contest #319

***Trigger Warnings***Graphic violence, firearms, offensive language To the memories of John Knight and John Mansfield, you are missed by your children who have been sources of light in my times of darkness. A Dark Moment The sleek angular lines of the blue steel glinted in the dim afternoon light that shone through the tilted slats of the venetian blinds. Little flecks of dust danced in the blades of light. The cool steel of the gun felt good in Eric Taylor’s hand. He was sitting in his father’s study, and he was holding his dad’s pistol,...

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Crystal View Hotel

J.G. Mills

Submitted to Contest #318

Crystal View Hotel Dreams, both in the literal sense and the figurative sense of the word, can be beautiful, wondrous things, but they can also be dangerous. In the figurative sense, Martin Luther King had a beautiful dream of equality for everyone, but a dickhead named Hitler had a dream about society that was not so equal. From the literal standpoint, they can be portals to worlds full of magic and wonder not unlike the world of Harry Potter, but nightmares can be windows to other more dangerous places. That was a lesson that came at grea...

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Author bio

Originally a central California coast native, my travels have brought me from one coast to another and now I find myself somewhere in the middle. So far, most of my stories have dark tones, but I have written some memoirs, both fictionalized and not, some mystery/crime themed books and stories, two humorous poems, and a fantasy adventure story. I personally enjoy reading dark thrillers like those by Stephen King, especially the Bachman Books, but I also love writers like J.K. Rowling, Brett Easton Ellis, Cormac McCarthy, and Michael Crighton. I hope to grow through my journey as a writer and venture into different genres like westerns, comedy, science fiction, and romance and toy with different approaches, formats, and perspectives. I'm currently looking for an agent, so if you know anyone...