James Hees

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“To Hell on a Handcart” by James Hees

Submitted to Contest #168

Edvard Munch could have been inspired by Sully’s silent scream as he surveyed the looming bloodbath on the other side of his windshield. His shrieks were muted by the deafening hum of his diesel locomotive.Plaid clad grunts from an extra gang were on a handcar on the main rail line, headed toward his freight train. They had just finished a day of cutting down trees growing beside the tracks. It was done to prevent sparks train wheels produce from starting a forest fire. After a day of preventing one kind of tragedy, they were on the verge of...

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“Born to be Mild” by James Hees

Submitted to Contest #99

The tedium of a Ta Ta Creek summer day was shattered when the 1958 Desoto pulled into my dad’s driveway. Rust bubbled from the paint on the doors of the old Dodge and from the top where a makeshift roof rack had been installed. A cloud of black smoke poured from the tail pipe. Rex and his friend had pooled their money to buy a 13 year-old junker they called Big Blue. Riding shotgun was a wiry guy named Skits, short for schizophrenic. I don’t know if he had that disorder, but if he did, he hadn’t taken his medication on this day. The ...

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