Joel Wilson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Marked” by Joel Wilson

Submitted to Contest #234

The illustrious corsair, Leta Stengera, powdered her face one last time before entering the palace. Her partner, Drake Ravanoff, briefed her on their mission. “Remember,” Drake said, “our timestamp is 001259. The orbital celebration is underway. If we get too close to the timestamp, abort and return to the ship.”Leta grinned and asked, “And what is our current timestamp? I wanted to try and enjoy the celebrations.”Drake pulled a tiny clock from his pocket. “001237. We don’t have time to celebrate.”...

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“Free Will” by Joel Wilson

Submitted to Contest #204

Daddy never told Jay what getting old feels like. He thought old was when the body began to slow down, and bones started creakin' more often. This wasn't it.Old now means one was lucky enough to survive the collapse and store enough water from the Colorado River before it all disappeared.The river is dry to the bone; ain't a soul brave enough to walk these parts without a pistol strapped to their side. Any drop of water is life, but it also means death.Jay shot a bandit a time or two. Theft is a sin though people were...

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“365 Days of Radio Silence” by Joel Wilson

Submitted to Contest #184

My eyes can't take it anymore!I've stared at Tik Tok for hours and feel like an adulterer. I'm not trying to be, but their algorithm keeps showing me videos of half-naked women! Also, what happened to the "My money don't jiggle" dance montages?And that's just the start.Twitter is a hellstorm, and I've strayed away from that. I still keep Facebook around for my movie news or to catch up on the occasional family life update.But here's the problem.The anxiety I let this stuff give me is unhealthy. It's the ...

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“Diary of an Abominable Snowman” by Joel Wilson

Submitted to Contest #182

New Year’s Eve’s Eve turned out to be a lackluster day. Tomorrow is the holiday party, but I could care less. I spent the last eight hours in a 70-pound abominable snowman costume waving to kids and sweating my ass off.See, when I’m not at work, I spend hours on the phone with this girl, Annie. I don’t know how she has time for her alleged boyfriend when she spends every waking second texting or Facetiming me. I’m at my wit’s end here. I’ve been single for nearly a year, and I finally found a girl that gets me, like really understa...

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Without love, we are nothing.