Joshua Packard

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“The Acquired Taste of Bitter” by Joshua Packard

Submitted to Contest #95

Her dark scowl while driving was fitting with the frozen desert which surrounded her car in all directions. Only one of two vehicles on an infinite highway that had so many times before been stained with loss, dread, and blood. After countless failed attempts signaling for him to pull over, she angrily cut in front of him, forcing themselves onto the bare roadside to confront one another. Immediately, she rushed out of her car with a pistol at the man’s head. “Out of the car, now!” She yelled, not giving any leeway. When the man did so...

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“The Spectacle Of Mr. Morgan” by Joshua Packard

Submitted to Contest #96

I stood on the old concrete bridge above the highway, and took in the sunset with particular enjoyment. The events of the past week had been fraught with boredom and school constantly sheltered me from the nature outside. A calm walk on a Friday evening, seemed then, to be a fair reward for my efforts in school. The bridge spread in conjunction with the Greenway trail--a popular, albeit easy, path which stretched along the outskirts of town. At the time of my walking there, it was a common sight to see the numerous cherry blossoms bloom in a...

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