Jim Cowles

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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4 Stories

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“Claire's very good fortune” by Jim Cowles

Submitted to Contest #257

Claire’s good fortune1,682 words Claire was walking on air. Just a few nights before, she had met a guy who knocked her right off her feet. It all started when a few of her girlfriends took her to see a local musician, someone she had heard about from a friend, someone who had been performing at the “Back Door” for the last several weeks. She was taken back by him, and could not believe the immediate connection they had; it seemed as though he was singing every song for her, and they stared into each other’s eyes throughout the evening. Late...

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“The experiment” by Jim Cowles

Submitted to Contest #210

    Three years down and the days have flown; I wonder if we’re any closer to our goal than when we first started? How could we know? Do we each have a separate goal, is there a collective goal, or what? They keep us separated, so it’s hard to tell if we’ve made any kind of progress. They said it was important to work separately, but maybe that's changed by now. I sure hope so.     I think I’ll have a word with Ron, and ask him if he thinks it would be a good idea to come together, you know, as a team,...

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“My Pal, Danny” by Jim Cowles

Submitted to Contest #202

MY PAL DANNY We were born within days of each other. My Birthday, was June 16, 1941; his, was July 7, 1941. I was just three weeks older than Danny, but he was a big baby, and I was a runt. We lived in houses that were practically back-to-back, just an alley apart. It was obvious we were destined to be fast friends. Our neighborhood in the 1940s was a haven for kids like us. Highland Park in Louisville, Kentucky was a special place to grow up. It was once a city, with a history dating back to the late 19th century, then it was later anne...

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“THE VISIT” by Jim Cowles

Submitted to Contest #43

It was a good day. Dad picked up his new bi-focals and could finally read without getting a headache, mom finished sewing my sister Gloria's dress, which she had been working on for at least two weeks and I picked up my brand new cornet and would be taking my first lesson next week. Meanwhile, I had been instructed to practice "buzzing" my lips and trying to get a good tone from my new horn.Dad was busy reading the newspaper and would periodically comment how wonderful it was to finally be able to read the small print of the Louisville ...

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Author bio

I'm a retired director of sales and marketing for a large insurance broker. I've always enjoyed listening to stories and spinning a few yarns myself. As it happens, my daughter, who owns her own movie production company, is also a published author. She has encouraged me to write and I really appreciated her insistence and persistence. Bless her for her encouragement; I'm having a ball!