Josh E

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Nowhere Else to Step” by Josh E

Submitted to Contest #183

Edmund was a rising star, welcomed like a lost child by the film world. The papers were crazy over him like a dog with a new toy. There wasn’t much else a 21-year-old could wish for. He had the looks, the fame… and the MONEY! He sure had a heavy wallet. Who would’ve thought two movies in three years could get him where he was? Like the sun in the early hours of the day, Ed’s rise was unstoppable.A reporter pushed through the crowd and stood by the barricade. Edmund stopped like any actor on the carpet would do. You had t...

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“A Reckless Chase to Regret” by Josh E

Submitted to Contest #182

The sirens grew closer. Even now, amidst the chaos, Luke was calm. A police car had stopped in front of the building with the officer inside calling to him.“Sergeant Myers!” Luke shouted, a smile on his face. The officer was a childhood friend of his. They had gone to high school together, best friends, two troublemakers in the back of Mr Schultz’s international studies class.“What’s happened, Luke?”“It was them again.”Fear fell over Myers’ face. The people Luke was t...

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“The Rhythmic Tapping of My Heel” by Josh E

Even without a breath of fresh air, I preferred my room to outside. My mother would laugh when she saw me. My face inches away from the screen, eyes glued to whatever lights decided to glow. I was a deer fixed to these flashing boxes, these tubes of colour streaming from one side to the other. Stuck in my own world, I felt that life was malleable. Everything out of my interests were but meaningless background noise.I could hear a faint scuttling downstairs. My mother was waking from her midday nap. It was like her ritual...

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Author bio

A young, aspiring writer using this platform to experiment with voice and form, and to grow on the page. I write short stories, poetry and novels. To me, writing is freeing. I can be whoever I want on that paper. No matter if the characters are good or bad, there's always a bit of me in between those lines. Reading is one of my biggest joys. Whether it be a classic or a contemporary work, what I want is to be transported by the author. Favourite Authors: - Donald Barthelme - Cormac McCarthy - Haruki Murakami - Kurt Vonnegut - J. R. R. Tolkien For more stories visit: josheauthor.medium.com