Jake Creghton

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

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2 Stories

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“5 Stars” by Jake Creghton

Submitted to Contest #22

That familiar ping filled the cramped hallway, it was the only immediate sound against the music and laughs muddled in with the muted tones of chatter from the partygoers in the apartment above.  “The Uber is here” said Claire to her two co-conspirators. They were already making their way down the damp carpet towards the shaking door aware that the message could only have been for their ride. “It says he has a… disability,” she said, unsure of what to make of that information. “What like he’s ‘tarded or something,” asked Max, he had bee...

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“Pocket” by Jake Creghton

Submitted to Contest #18

The story of my life has been one of drugs. Most people spend about eight hours a day working, another 1 hour or so commuting, 8 sleeping and what’s left goes to their hobbies and family, the things that help define a person. I’ve spent the past 6 years of my life devoting my time to finding, using and trying to afford the drugs that I thought of as my entire life. My family had distanced themselves from me years ago, and who could blame them after all I did.  The lying and thieving that had all gotten so reckless. It started small, poc...

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Author bio

I'm just getting into writing short stories. Most weeks I write something based off the prompts and submit if I think they are anything decent. Most if not all may be morbid but I find short stories often end without a real closer and I find death to be the perfect ribbon tie a story up with.