Jake Hope

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

Stories (1)

1 Story

17 karma pts

?

“A House in the Woods” by Jake Hope

Submitted to Contest #37

Fuck. Marlowe gasped for air. He was drenched in sweat. Smack!The mosquitoes were eating him alive. He looked up. The trees were too tall. Too dense. To see the sky. He was entrapped. Why did I do this? Why did I think this was a good idea? I was over-300 pounds and spent all my time eating Taco Bell on the couch less than a year ago. Why did I say ‘hey I’m a little thinner now so let me hike the Appalachian Trail by myself without any training’? Well, you were a Boy Scout. Yeah a decade ago! Fuck! I’m idiot. Marlowe thought. He uncorked his...

1 comment 1
Read story

Author bio

Jake Hope has not written a bio yet!