Joe Porritt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“All for a Lock of Hair” by Joe Porritt

Submitted to Contest #97

Day 1Noldil blinked his blurry eyes. His head felt like a dragon was chewing on it, pounding with every bite. His eyes finally cleared. He was looking across a cobblestone floor to a cobblestone wall. He pushed himself up to sitting and adjusted his loose, brown robe so he was comfortable. He played with the brown cord at his waist while he looked around.He was in a small, square room. It was lit, so he could see around, but there were no candles, lamps, or any source of light. The room was a perfect cube with no windows or doors. Just stone...

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“The Stranger” by Joe Porritt

Submitted to Contest #96

Rain drenched the city. A man in a trench coat and baseball cap, but no umbrella, walked across the slick city streets against the flow of the crowd. Joel’s teeth chattered as he looked at all the faces walking towards him, shadowed by their black umbrellas. He took several deep breaths. When he came to an alleyway between two tall buildings, he quickly turned away from the crowds and walked into the alley. He leaned against the brick wall, closed his eyes, and took some deep breaths. “You okay?” asked a gravelly voice. ...

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“The Death of Not Letting Go” by Joe Porritt

Submitted to Contest #94

On a planet called earth in a very large city there was a very tall building where the 27th floor was just above the halfway point. And on the 27th floor was a business that had a breakroom in the center of the floor, next to the main stairwell, which housed a rather ordinary water cooler that dispensed filtered water into the styrofoam cups of the men and women who worked in the business on the 27th floor that was just above the halfway point on a very tall building in a very large city on a planet called earth, which happens to be the plan...

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Author bio

I love reading a book that has properly worked to earn a moment. Then I reach that moment and am moved by it and have a genuine reaction to it. In a few extraordinary cases, my life has even been changed by it. I strive to be that kind of writer.