Joan. J. Victory

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“Your Depths Are Forgiven” by Joan. J. Victory

Submitted to Contest #97

When I said, "My life is literally so boring," last year, I didn't necessarily mean I wanted this to happen. I guess it's what I get for tempting fate. All day, I had a clenching feeling in my gut that something was about to go horribly wrong. Considering what happened last week after I felt this way, I was worried. I walked down the muddy road, not caring enough to avoid the puddles as my long raincoat flapped in the wind. After a sucky day at work, I could finally go home. I trudged up the steps and fiddled with my key to unlock the door. ...

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“You Will Pay” by Joan. J. Victory

Submitted to Contest #96

Every day, Mr. Gorda walks his white poodle from precisely 7:15 to 7:30. When he comes back, Ms. Rony leaves to get to work. When she does, the gardener everyone calls Stanley goes outside to mow what's left of the lawn. The few patches of grass still here died before the American Revolution. Literally. There was a battlefield here, a turning point in the war. All that's left today is a small stone memorial that no one visits. Why should they? There isn't even a museum. The day is still, the sky gray. Not cold, not warm, not dark, not light....

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