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John White

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

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Sleeping Bags

Submitted to Contest #65

“What could possibly go wrong?” I sighed heavily and then said,” I don’t know? Maybe hearing or seeing something while sleeping in an alleged haunted cemetery?” “Come oooooon, you don’t really believe in ghosts and goblins and stuff do you?” “I…well…I don’t know…maybe…” Alexander guffawed at my reticence. “Come oooooon! It’s just one night!” I shook my head at his boldness, but continued to roll my sleeping bag. “I have flashlights, bottles of water, some snacks, a book of ghost stories, and, oh yeah, a bottle of tequila!” With that he lau...

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The Swing

Submitted to Contest #64

The melody sounded familiar but I couldn’t quite decide where I had heard it before. It was constantly stuck in my head during those days, which was vexing to this composer. I would find it sneaking its way into my writing, snaking through variations and writhing in fugal themes. I dare say it is a melody that continues to haunt me to this very day.My name is Ian McIntosh and I live in a modest cottage just outside a village that is a short distance North of Edinburgh, Scotland. Though I consider it my primary profession, I have exhibited an...

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Tapes

Submitted to Contest #61

I wondered where I could find a cassette player? I hadn’t had one in years. Finding a sealed envelope in my parent’s safe deposit box was a surprise, I have to say. It was all the way in the back of the box, and it had never opened after being placed in there over 30 years ago. The items inside the envelope were cassette tapes that were unmarked except being numbered 1-3. I HAD to know what was on them.  My parents always seemed to have some questionable friends and associates, so the mysterious situation of their death really came as n...

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