J Sagar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

Stories (7)

7 Stories

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“The price of reticence” by J Sagar

Thirty minutes and forty-two signatures later, Tilda Waters was finally ready to move into a new house; for the third time in six months.A month passed before Tilda’s delicate sandals were begrimed by the soil in the front lawn of the house as she stepped out of the car, followed by her butler, Franklin. She thwarted Franklin’s, attempt to hold an umbrella over her head by a perfunctory wave of her slender hand. The gratuitousness of holding an umbrella over her head on a clear day repulsed her, but Franklin’s age got in...

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“A window forever” by J Sagar

“Uncle Jim, tell her the story you told me—about the woman.” Jim’s gregarious niece said as she dragged her friend. The little girl stared blankly at Jim with somewhat of a forced smile on her face.“Come on, Grace. It’s not that interesting. I wouldn’t want to bore your friend.”“No, she likes stories of all kinds. She’s a bookworm like you. You’ll listen, right?”The girl looked at Grace and nodded.“Alright, take a seat,” Jim said.Grace giggled with e...

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“The true definition of disaster” by J Sagar

It could have been worse.The monstrous sea waves lash against flimsy beach houses every day. Several of them have already been washed away. There’s no telling which one’s going to go down next. We were warned not to build our houses so close to the sea; not before we’ve reversed the climate change at least. We ignored the warning, of course. The sea level kept rising, but we did not budge. Nobody likes to walk in knee-deep salty water day in and day out. But nobody likes to admit they were wrong either.We can’t ta...

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“ A fight for death ” by J Sagar

General Mateo was killing it. Killing them all, to be precise. Thirteen tall brutes with shaved heads came rushing toward him from the front. The two behind him seemed to be readying for an ambush. General Mateo couldn’t care less. He raised his sword high in the air and plunged it into the soil. Thick, dazzling beams of light shot out of the ground and annihilated all fifteen of them. Two enormous ones attacked him with spears. Futile, he muttered. He danced about them a little and then, once again, raised his sword high in the ...

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“Interviewing a trickster” by J Sagar

Below you'll find an excerpt from an interview by the editor-in-chief of Times Weekly, Howard Nash, with the Trickster. Our transcriptionist has tried to make sure that every word uttered during the interview has been transcribed accurately. Nonetheless, we apologize in advance for any discrepancies that might have crept in. Thank you for your co-operation.Howard : Mr. Trickster, what would you say makes you so successful in tricking people?Trickster: Well, if I told you I have three friends: P...

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“The Subterfuge” by J Sagar

It was exactly four months ago when Travis Tucker, a novel writer, was found dead in a forest about a mile away from his mansion. His suit-clad body was found on a wooden chair, kept upright by fastening his hands behind his back, with blood trickling down his neck. A book was found on his lap which turned out to be his own work. The case wouldn’t have caused the kerfuffle it did had it been handled in a contained manner. When the details of the case went public, owing to Travis’s huge fan following, it sent shock waves across the town. H...

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“Eliminate Andrew Higgs” by J Sagar

Orders are orders. You have to follow them. If the sergeant asks you to kill a man, you kill him. No ifs and buts. That is how I was raised. You are not to question your superiors no matter what they ask you to do. My father lived by that rule and I was going to prove that the apple hadn’t fallen too far from the tree. In my line of work, I had seen a lot of folks lose their lives merely on account of having failed to do what was asked of them. Was it not, then, obvious that I, in order to avoid suffering a similar fate, was to ca...

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Author bio

J Sagar is a story-[lover, writer, enthusiast, reader], and a programmer. Some of his favorite authors are P. G. Wodehouse, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander McCall Smith, Thorne Smith, Susan Cain, A. A. Milne, Maurice Leblanc, and Phillip Gulley. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: - A little too much - Brewing a secret - An inconvenient attachment - An agreeable manifestation 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: -Leave it to Psmith (P. G. Wodehouse) -Topper takes a trip (Thorne Smith) -Quiet (Susan Cain) -The department of sensitive crimes (Alexander McCall Smith) -Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (Maurice Leblanc) -A gathering in hope (Phillip Gulley) -Twisted: The Collected Short Stories(Jefferey Deaver)