James Pendleton

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

Stories (4)

4 Stories

246 karma pts

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“Letting the cat out of the bag” by James Pendleton

Submitted to Contest #105

Special Agent Report to the High Commission dated 30th July 2021.This is my verbal report recorded on my Canaphone 27 device to the high commission. This report details my study of the female black British short haired cat, Midnight, and the female tabby cat, Autumn, who reside at 19 Kingswood Drive, Attica Falls, Isle of Man. As you are aware I have been tasked with studying the feline language over the last five years. To most others, cats do not app...

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“Dead Reck’nin’” by James Pendleton

Submitted to Contest #101

Adult themes/languageFor best effect read in a slow southern drawl.————————————-DEAD RECK’NIN’I slowly wake outta a bad dream that I can’t remember. It’s dark as all hell. I can taste iron in my mouth. I like it. Reminds me o’ the best steak I ever done ate. A lean blue T-bone. Barely dead. Blood seepin’ onto the plate....

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“Baby, it’s cold outside” by James Pendleton

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #100

The “Cohabitation Act 2027”, was clearly devised by an over inflated beurocrat hoping to expand his political career. On paper it was a simple idea. Pass an act to force anyone who owns or rents a property to “adopt” a homeless person. Make it the people’s problem, and not the politicians’.Like any act it was full of loopholes. The people with all the money hired the people with all the brains to sift through the act with a fine tooth comb. It didn’t take long before first the rich - then everybody else - real...

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“Life is a lottery” by James Pendleton

Submitted to Contest #99

This was the happiest day of Stanley Murray’s life. As he sat on the toilet thinking about what he was about to achieve, he couldn’t help but whistle a merry tune. As he flushed the toilet he could have sworn that he heard a noise in the kitchen but he quickly put it down to jitters, bearing in mind what he was about to accomplish. His life was about to change. He opened the bathroom door and walked into ...

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Author bio

I’m 49 1/2 years old, married with two teenage daughters. I just write as a hobby, but did publish a collection of short stories on Amazon (Strange reflections) which sold exactly three copies. It did mean that for one week I was number 15,673 on the Amazon bestseller list though, so what more could you want out of life? I love black comedy and stories with a twist so my biggest influences are Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl and Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror)

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #100

Baby, it’s cold outside – read story