Jon Patterson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“The Night Terror” by Jon Patterson

Submitted to Contest #95

It was 5 a.m. Cold and dark. Sal could barely keep his eyes open as he stumbled his way to the two-story duplex. He was coming home after covering the graveyard shift for his buddy, Tom, even though he did not prime his internal clock to handle staying up so late. Sal and Tom worked in retail at one of those 24-hour grocery store chains. Sal hated the job. He worked long, tedious hours, but it was a paycheck, and he was too lazy to look for a different job. I have to tell Tom the next time I see him that I...

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