John Settles

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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“First Circle ” by John Settles

Submitted to Contest #36

March 01, 1:15AM Hey you, it’s been a while since we sat down and thought about stuff, although one would argue I think too much. Oh well.  So I’ve been having this recurring nightmare. Its been about a month now since I’ve had it and our sleep schedule has gone completely bonkers. I remember the days when I was little and got tired around nine or ten P.M. I swore I couldn’t go on any more. I remember my parents carrying me to bed. Now, I’m up to three, four, sometimes even five in the morning because I can’t go back to sleep, in f...

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“An Internal Treatise on the Notion of Spring” by John Settles

Submitted to Contest #35

I could never figure out what joy there is to be found in spring. Sure, I could probably understand from a child’s perspective, all the vibrant colors, the birds and the bees fluttering about, the excited invitations to come play with them and roll around in the dirt and mud, kicking up God knows how much pollen to invade the noses of everyone around them. Yes, all of these things are wonderful for a child, they are living what people call “their best life” in that moment. To think that being in such a populated park filled with so many...

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“Your Partner ” by John Settles

Submitted to Contest #34

Jordan :)Sat, May 4, 1:15AM Wassup DamienHeyyWhat u been up to recently? Nothing much, just bored asf, tryna find somethin to doDon’t u have Jaz for that lol? Yeah lol Or at least I used to...What happened? We may or may not have broke up…What???Last week…WHAT?????Bro you good??Don’t lie either frYeah, I’m over it now lol It just wasn’t working out Not like we were gonna get married lolWe just weren’t feeling each other IgIk that but y’all were together For like, forever and a half lol Ik lol...

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“Mom's Shirt ” by John Settles

Submitted to Contest #31

“Jack,” Jason cried out, “where did you put Mom’s shirt?” “I dunno, you’re one the one that always does laundry,” he yelled back.  He swore, if murder wasn’t illegal, he’d be an only child by now. But instead of being upset with him about the missing shirt, he took it out on the other poor wrinkled shirts, shorts, underwear, and sweaters. If he couldn’t take it out on his stupid idiot of a brother, the clothes would certainly feel his wrath.  That’s when his dad walked in on his rampage against the clothes in the drying machine.&nb...

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I am an aspiring writer currently studying Communications and Writing in college. I want to be able to write in any capacity that the job requires while also writing for leisure.