John Lyden

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

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“The Quickening of Sarah” by John Lyden

Submitted to Contest #243

  I hate this place. Why doesn’t anyone look at me? Aren’t I pretty anymore? It’s probably because I’m stuffed into this dusty corner like an old relic next to these pieces of garbage. No one wants to come over here. Wait! Two suckers are walking in the door.           "I want to find a nice tea service,” the woman said. She was in her mid-fifties, attractive with dark hair and dark eyes. She was smartly dressed and wore glasses. “I don’t know why, you only drink coffee,” the man said. “...

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“One New Message” by John Lyden

Submitted to Contest #241

           Martin Brill was a petty man. He hounded the employees at his car dealership over the most trivial of mistakes.            “He has no heart,” they would say.           “He’s just a bastard.”           “If I ran into him in a dark alley…”           But Martin Br...

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“Le Chat Noir” by John Lyden

Submitted to Contest #180

Harry Bender sat down at the piano, a warm glass of bourbon clenched in his right hand and a cigarette dangling in his left, sweat from his wrists dripped onto the keyboard. He crushed the cigarette in a crowded ashtray and took a long draw from his drink, reflecting on the bourbon’s smooth slide down his throat as it nestled warmly in his stomach. Suddenly Harry realized that his hands were moving across the piano keys, his fingers caressing a Thelonious Monk tune out of the instrument, the heaving notes blending into the smoke and laughter...

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