J. Smith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“The Cinderella Kid” by J. Smith

Submitted to Contest #155

Wednesday, date night has been our custom for the last two years. Tonight it was movie night at the theatre inside of the mall. On our way in I’d noticed out of the corner of my eye a very unique shoe store. It appeared to be a factory where people were handmaking the shoes right there on the floor. I needed to see this, so Rachel and I split up as there was a shop that she wanted to look in as well. We both agreed to meet back in front of theatre in twenty minutes. I started walking, the shop was down a hall and around a corner. T...

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“It’s Never to Late, Until it is.” by J. Smith

Ladies and gentleman, it’s now time for our key note speaker. You know him from his sold out speaking tours, his multiple best selling books, the most popular of course being “You’re Horrible, But Is It Really Worth Changing” and I believe he may have a new project to announce this evening. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Richie Vaughn. The sold out audience erupted in applause. The angels on the ceiling of the Sanger Theatre’s baroque motif seemed to smile down with approval as Richie Vaughn strode on stage. With one hand raised abo...

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“Today’s not done” by J. Smith

Submitted to Contest #153

Looking back, through my childhood, is difficult. In fairness to all parties, it was a different time. For context, I was born in 1986 in southwest Louisiana. Lake Charles, Louisiana to be exact. It was the same town that my mother, aunt and uncle grew up in. In fact the Smith’s had lived in that area dating back to the 1700’s. Evidently my ancestors were removed from France. After refusing to fight a war against the British. They were relocated to modern day Nova Scotia, Canada then once again displaced in the mid eighteenth century to...

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