John Flores

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2023

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“Flowers of the Forgotten” by John Flores

Submitted to Contest #290

“Doors Closing” the mechanical voice iterated as the subway carriage doors began to close. Suddenly, a young woman’s arm pierces the gap between the doors, as the doors creak open to allow her in. Her face is mangled with distress, a black fleece hoodie shielding her face from attention. Breaking the peace is her small sniffles of sadness, her hands pale with affliction. She sits down on the plastic yellow seat of the carriage, hands fidgeting vigorously with the hem of her hoodie. Her head was down low, yet her eyes looked up outside the wi...

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“Coming of the Cold” by John Flores

Submitted to Contest #288

The clouds have seemed to be getting darker lately, that’s when I even have the chance to even see them. Even just looking through a window makes me feel unsafe. Overshadowed by the ominous, thick clouds of the sky, was our small, dark town. I took a tiny glance through the rotting, wooden planks that coated my windows, it was still very dark. It was always dark, our only source of light emitting, faintly from the center of the town. The beacon, a dark fortress standing proudly above every other building. It was very tall in proportion, it w...

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