John Singer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2023

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“Hopscotch ” by John Singer

Submitted to Contest #194

That is where it all started for Jeremiah, square one... the first of ten squares drawn with rainbow chalk. His school friends called him Jeremy, and when Mrs. Yesler’s class of nineteen made their daily procession toward the playground, Jeremy was always first out the door.“Single file, my sweet daffodils. Stay together. The sunshine likes a little bit of order.” Monday, April 21, 2008The schoolchildren walked like ducklings, straight and narrow through the hallway. Between air conditioning and spring air, a burly steel door contained ...

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“A truth for a blackmail” by John Singer

Submitted to Contest #193

trigger warning: wicked, vile, mean-spirited characters. Thank God they are incompetent.In the English tradition, a favor is something "attractive, beautiful, and charming." The English word originated from Old French favor "a favor; approval, praise; applause; partiality." Modern French took on a different spelling, faveur. ˆBoth derived from Latin favorem (nominative favor) "good will, inclination, partiality, support."Cicero, the ancient Roman orator, coined favere (a verb-form of favorem), meaning "to show k...

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