Jay Atkinson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Wasn't there a door there?” by Jay Atkinson

Submitted to Contest #43

Timmy slept in the basement. His parents, brother, and sister, each had their own room on the main floor. One wall divided the basement. From the stairs was the study, the bathroom and at the end, Timmy’s room. The other side of the hallway was the washer, dryer, freezer, heater, and hot water heater forming the other side of the hall. The basement behind the line of appliances was unfinished, with cinder block walls and cement floor.The light for the hallway was by the stairs. When Timmy shut off th...

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“Megan flies faster than me.” by Jay Atkinson

Submitted to Contest #39

Timmy was tired. It had been a good summer’s day for the eight-year old. The firecracker stand was finally open. He had caught a lizard and had it in a Mason jar with a couple of holes punched in the lid so it could breath. It had been a good day. He fell asleep quickly.He slept several hours and then rose out of his body and through the ceiling without even looking back at himself sleeping. He was flying again, like Superman, as he had every night since school got out.He flew towards Pikes Peak.&nb...

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“Nobody and Nothing” by Jay Atkinson

Submitted to Contest #36

March 31st, 2020 2:15 am Dear Diary. I can’t sleep. I keep thinking about today. I had gone to the store down the street to grab some potatoes, coffee and eggs. Nobody was there. Nothing was on the shelves. I bought nothing at the store.COVID-19, Safe at Home. This was to be my last trip out. I had just wanted to grab a few essentials but nothing was there.Nobody followed me. I was on the corner waiting to cross. Nobody saw me. And I saw nobody.

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