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Josh Lorigan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2025

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The Paper Trail

Josh Lorigan

Submitted to Contest #302

Content warning: Please be advised, this story contains scenes of domestic physical and emotional abuse that may be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.Christina felt painfully out of place. She sat in a rigid chair, its thin cushion providing no comfort for the bruises scattered all over. Fluorescent bulbs hum overhead, casting a sharp white light reflected in the polished tile floors.Her eyes flickered between the glass doors and windows, tracking movement—the steady stream of parents ushering kids into the school. A s...

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Silent Night

Josh Lorigan

Austin scanned the forest, eyes narrowing. “They should be right around here somewhere,” he said, uncertain. "We're looking for a big red rock." Tall pines towered over the rocky terrain leaving a scent in the cool breeze—sweeping across the shaded landscape. “There were four or five medium dead trees piled up, nice and dry. I bet we won’t need firewood for a day or two.” Austin tightened the bundle of twigs in his arms, fastened with a yellow rope, and trekked uphill, eyes scanning for familiar landmarks. He was keeping up impressively well...

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