J Smith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Inheritance” by J Smith

Submitted to Contest #73

A sudden turn in my grandmother’s health had signaled the imminence of an inheritance, and I was quick to seize on the opportunity to be the favoured grandchild. I would see to her personal care, and the care of her property, which would’ve come at a cost her miserly attitude would’ve loathed. The task, though unattractive, was to my mind certain to result in becoming her primary beneficiary. Her vile temperament had managed to alienate the majority of our clan. Those whose greed may have tempted them to maintain some illusion of loyalty wer...

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“Incubus” by J Smith

Submitted to Contest #64

The house that I lived in was old. Constructed in the late nineteenth century, it was one of the last neogothic houses built in the area. I had inherited the property from my late aunt, who had restored the building from a dilapidated state at great personal expense. It was unclear to all relations why she had labored so furiously to preserve what ought to have been a condemned building, but an oxymoronic sense of stubbornness coupled with flights of fancy made her victim to such endeavors. I was not one to be too critical. In the end, I re...

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“The Siren” by J Smith

Submitted to Contest #59

The house wouldn’t stop moaning. It creaked and groaned in pain, waiting for someone to put it out of its misery. I remembered how charming the building had seemed at first, this prison that we had thought would be our palace. Constant rapping on the panes and roof battered my ears with discordant, arhythmic drumming. I knew that there was a time in the past with sunlight, but I couldn’t remember when last that was.Water dripped from a dark, peeling wound on the ceiling. A droplet would fall onto the pillow, and a follower would make its mar...

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