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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020
Submitted to Contest #89
White Pawn to f3 I woke to find myself alone in the bed, the clock beside the bed showed 08.45 and I threw back the duvet and made my way to the bathroom. The other bedroom door was shut and as I could not hear any movement downstairs I assumed my wife was still sleeping. I took my dressing gown from the hook on the door and went downstairs to make myself a cup of tea. We have been married for over thirty years, for the most part a happy marriage. In the beginning we had a very healthy and active sex life, but as age caught up on us, esp...
Submitted to Contest #83
I was grateful that the tide was now with me. I was near to total exhaustion, well, extremely tired at least. I had been holding station for most of the night, paddling against the tide just to stay the same tantalising distance from the shoreline. Now, I was slowly making progress towards the shore. Dawn had come and the last vestige of the night sky was disappearing. I calculated that I had another hour to keep paddling, then I would have about four or five hours to rest. As I rested, the tide would carry me towards the shore. Then the ...
Submitted to Contest #61
Although his eyes were closed, he knew he had been awake for some time. Not fully awake, just not really asleep. He didn’t need to open his eyes, he knew that, at the moment, the room was empty. He would know if anyone came in. He tried to focus his mind, was there anything special that he needed to do today? Anything that would prompt him into action? Nothing came to mind. He wasn’t hungry, although……… No, he couldn’t be sure of what his last meal had been, but he was sure he wasn’t hungry. Not surprising, it had been a long time sin...
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