John Berry

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

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“Changing times” by John Berry

Submitted to Contest #168

Georgia lands at Heathrow Airport after a 14 hour flight from Sydney Australia. She wore a hat to help cover her bushy hair from getting into her face. “Can you tell me where the Plaza Hotel is?” she asked the man at the paper stand on the pavement. They sold books, coffee, newspapers, lollies and lots of other things. He couldn’t understand what she was saying. The assistant understood her accent said that she could take a right then a left at the next street. “Thank you, young man.” She grabbed a copy of the London Times and asked for a ho...

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“Orders to kill” by John Berry

Submitted to Contest #161

“Gavin, you can’t be serious.”“Yes, I’ve been one for 15 years,” I said.“Prove it.”“Let’s get into the courtyard and I’ll tell you more.”The siren rang out, and the guards marched 50 prisoners past their locked cells and into the courtyard for free time.Together we sat at the top of our stands, looking at everyone working out, with the fence behind us. 10 guards walked around with submachine guns, ready to use them to stop any riots as they had in previous years. This was a prison of hardened criminals.“Why are you a spy? Why are you telling...

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“Drought kills” by John Berry

Submitted to Contest #160

Drought KillsArthurArthur swallowed a mixed odor of dust, flies, and dead cows.Midnight. Something was wrong. Arthur heard stampeding.Arthur looked at his cows in the pen. They had 120,000 head of beef cattle, and still not enough water for them to drink, but the drought forced them to drink, tasting the black mixture of flies, and remnants of dead cows.“Come with me. Let’s look,” he told his fifteen-year-old son.Even though it was a full moon and the stars shone brightly, Arthur’s son touched Arthur’s shoulder lightly as they sauntered towa...

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