Joe Holek

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“Bye-Bye Barracuda Mama” by Joe Holek

Submitted to Contest #249

Mama had been at it again, running the law, now she was out back hiding in the hay barn, and her car had to go. Grandad told me to take the car out of town. He held up the key in front of my face. A lucky rabbit foot and a metal, dime bag scale hung from the key. He slipped them into my breast pocket, the weight sagged down. “Good luck,” he said. The keys tossed around, beating on my chest as I ran out to the barn, the police sirens screaming off in the distance. Mama was sitting against the stable when I entered the barn. Her face nearly hi...

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“Paradise Lost” by Joe Holek

Submitted to Contest #248

Marv Kelly was in the Southwest National Park on the island of Tasmania searching for a ghost. The scientific community thought he was a dreamer, wandering after something that had gone extinct nearly one-hundred years ago. The view of his peers did not deter Marv, he was sure the beast still roamed the island. Two years ago, Marv heard a bark in the park. It was a piercing sound making the hairs on his head and neck stand on end. It was a call from a beast who was no more, the bark came from a thylacine. Marv went to the park religiously, ...

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Author bio

Joe Holek, is a writer born and raised in the Ozarks of Missouri, where he lives on a small homestead with his family and other wild animals. He enjoys exploring diverse themes in his work. His writing is a blend of literary styles. When he’s not writing he can be found taking naps in his garden.