Jamie Gogocha

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Ghosts and Rubble” by Jamie Gogocha

Submitted to Contest #148

The scent of dust and old wood still lingers in the air. At the bottom of a winding hill behind a hospital, a pile of rubble sits in the center of a chain link perimeter. That pile of shingles and siding was once an apartment building inhabited by nurses, students, young families, and old retirees. If you listen closely, you’ll hear the ghosts imprinted in the rooms and the memories that yet remain. Do you see the crumpled screen door front and center? That was the door to the manager’s office. Under the debris, you’ll see an oak desk wit...

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“Welcome Home” by Jamie Gogocha

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #144

“Huh, what’s this?” I wonder aloud to myself over the rush of the waves. The third level of the observation tower groans as I step forward and put my hands on the rusted railing. I look into the fog beyond the breakwater toward an inlet I hadn’t noticed before. As I focus my gaze, I see an elaborately built house, complete with gables and towers, just behind the misty curtain. I zoom my phone’s camera in and take a picture portrait and then landscape. It’s like something out of one of those “it was a dark and stormy night” stories. With...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #144

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