John Oakes

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

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“A Half-Full Bottle of Rum” by John Oakes

Submitted to Contest #99

The wet red footprints did little to distract from the fiery beauty of the Wednesday sun, which had started to duck below the curved tips of the mountains. It was a magnificent sight, one that filled the heart with a lust to explore wherever the source of the burning light came from, and to Eddie that seemed like a viable quest. At that moment Eddie felt like he could do anything. At that moment Eddie felt the most alive he had ever been. But, at that moment, Eddie also felt the most dead. It had been roughly twelve hours earlier that...

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“Waiting in the Cold” by John Oakes

Submitted to Contest #42

A grandfather clock swung back and forth, filling the house with its long low clangs. It was cold in the house that Gacy Holmes resided in, and it was quickly getting colder. The wafting chill that whirled its way around the inside, like a serpent plaguing the comfort of the entire house, was most likely due to the several widows which now lay on the ground, smashed. Now, some might find that detail a little off, but that should not be the factor that you choose to focus on, the smashed windows have a perfectly reasonable explana...

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