Joshua Doyle

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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“Annexation ” by Joshua Doyle

Submitted to Contest #282

“I’m…sorry? What was that?” The woman, Melissa asked. “Hard of hearin’ ain’t ya?” A man with a black cowboy hat, Bill Jones, sneered. Although she didn’t see it now, his presence likely explained the banjo she heard echoing from the woods earlier on this languid Sunday. The one day of the week that the construction crew wasn’t busy building the rest of this new neighborhood. “This land miss. You stole it.” “I…don’t understand? I just bought this house recently after it was built. From…whoever owns this property now. I’m sorry if it affect...

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“The Secret Santa” by Joshua Doyle

Submitted to Contest #281

All the hardware store’s employees were called into the breakroom to get their presents from underneath the Christmas tree. Their gifts were from their selected Secret Santa. Elena grabbed her present, then walked back to the garden department. Crowds were not her thing, and she preferred to keep working rather than socialize. “What did ya get?” Christine asked, startling her. There were some people she couldn’t avoid socializing with, no matter what. “You gotta stop sneaking up on me like that.” Elena ch...

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“Homewrecker” by Joshua Doyle

Submitted to Contest #274

“W-w-why?” Emily whimpered at last, with a raspy voice from her screams. Those were the first words she uttered in what felt like years for them both. “You will find out why, if you answer my question correctly.” The man said from across the table. Emily could feel her arms getting sore, as her hands were cuffed to the back of her chair. “Is my f-f-father still alive?” Emily asked, nervously eyeing the bloody kn...

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