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Jerry Gilstrap

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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I Dare You

Submitted to Contest #94

“I dare you to ride over that gravel pile,” my brother had said.Being the youngest of three with a pretty large age gap between us, I wasn’t about to back down. Barely able to handle the old Schwin, I made it up one side of the loose chat pile in victory. What happened next is still a mystery to me, still today. The end result was a good scolding from our father, no bicycle riding for three days, and a bad case of road rash down my back and ribs. The only explanation I can come up with was the bike decided that since I rode it to the top, it...

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The Wonderous Beauty of a Heart Filled with Darkness

Submitted to Contest #92

 Lying in the cold darkness of an empty room, I didn’t want to get up, there was no point! How many times can you get knocked to your knees before you just stayed down in the muck? This wasn’t who I was, or at least it’s not who I used to be, but here I am knocked down again, all in the name of Love. You see I have yearned for love, hunted it, tried to create it, and all to no avail. The rational side of my brain says to forget it and become the type of guy that I cannot stand. You know the one, the guy who uses women for one thing...

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