Julia Montgomery

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Old demons and purple gowns” by Julia Montgomery

Submitted to Contest #215

I chose the table in the corner, in a canopy of shadows. It always had to be a corner, a nook, or some spot where I wouldn't be so noticed. Not because I wasn't much to look at. In the right light, with a more sultry attitude, I daresay I might've had at least one or two men, asking me for a dance. And I could certainly give them a run for their money. But this wasn't a night for cheap thrills and a placid foxtrot. Everything around this meeting had been planned out ahead of time. The seedy cocktail bar, the day on which they played German m...

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“Give me one” by Julia Montgomery

Submitted to Contest #47

I knew I'd find him there. Out of all the places he could've fled to and the ones he often used to, the school gym was just the obvious choice. I didn't run after him. After three months of freedom thus far I still lacked the strength. I just walked. Besides, I figured he needed a few minutes to himself after what just happened. It was a bad idea to take him out so soon-he wasn't coping in the same way the rest of us were. Briana was already studying for her nursing degree, maman was making dresses from home, Antoinette had a job at the regi...

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Author bio

I love telling stories-in any form I can.