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Joseph Gordon

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

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Get Into It!

Submitted to Contest #285

Kiwi green. That was the color of my case, once smooth and free of grime. Not see through, either, not like those Atomic Purples willing to expose themselves. Simply opaque, no gimmicks, and bright enough to catch the attention of any wandering eye. I was a perfect little package that could fit anywhere, and buttons? All you needed was two perfect circles, a four directional pad, and two lines for start and select. I was a no frills type, straight to business, and that business was entertainment. Oh, I entertained. Unlike the dinosaurs prece...

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The Amazing (Curious?) Life of Brian (Bill?) Lelland (Smith? Note: Maybe Too Generic)

Submitted to Contest #266

The timer on the microwave beeped after four minutes, precisely how Brian Lelland enjoyed his French pressed coffee. Two tablespoons of ground, water boiled in an electric kettle, then wait. If it gave a little resistance when he pushed down the plunger, he knew it'd be perfect. It was his measure of how the day would go, a little superstition in a life of cold reality: numbers, cash, meeting room deals. Being a CFO wasn't easy, especially when the company you worked for had their hands full with a series of recalls on parts that turned your...

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Snowfall and Memory

Submitted to Contest #227

I could feel the chill in the air without even needing to look out the window. The heat was off to save money; god knows I needed to squeeze every last drop out of my energy bills. With my trusty red and black plaid pajama bottoms and thrash metal t-shirt I was ready to spend the entire morning doing absolutely nothing. I paused in the kitchen to look out at the yard. Snow was falling rapidly, the sky overcast and already a blanket of white covering nearly every surface. It reminded me of my school days from insignificant 4th grade to the de...

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