Julia Townson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Broken World” by Julia Townson

Submitted to Contest #120

I’ve always been afraid of the dark. Ever since I was a kid and I accidentally got locked in the outhouse. In the middle of the night. The early evening rain had trickled down to a slow drizzle, leaving the air sticky, heavy. like it was pushing down on my tiny frame and making the smell of stale urine and feces almost unbearable. Plugging my nose with one hand, I beat the rickety old wooden door with the other. And then I waited.....The haunting sound of a lonely old owl filled the air. "Whoo." Whoo is it?" "It's me," I cr...

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“Daire” by Julia Townson

Submitted to Contest #112

As a young child, there was nothing I loved more than mucking about in the many puddles that formed in the driveway after a hard rain. Or, just standing there as the rain fell, with my mouth wide open, catching the droplets on my tongue. As an adult, there's just something so incredibly cathartic about just being in the middle of a rainstorm and letting the water wash over me, cleansing the darkest of sins, and making the world look beautiful again. Even if only for a moment. The neighbors watch me standing on my front lawn, colle...

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“Goodbye Yesterday. Hello Sweet Tomorrow ” by Julia Townson

Submitted to Contest #110

The dull flatulent roar of the diesel engine gearing up as it prepared to make its way down the lonely road leading to town, was barely audible against the sound of the steadily increasing wind. The rain pouring down in torrents from the low dark clouds indicated less than favorable driving conditions. Buckling his seatbelt tightly in anticipation of the long trip ahead, Charles Ferguson was vaguely aware of the myriad of feelings stirring deep within him. Feelings long forgotten with the passage of time. Or so he’d thought. Fragments, bi...

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Author bio

I'm a 50ish "young" woman. A proud mother of seven boys and grandmother to a beautiful little girl. I've just recently started writing and am thoroughly enjoying it. I am creative in almost every aspect of life. I'm musical, artistic and humourous. One of my best qualities (aside from my humbleness ..tee hee) Although if you were to query the boys on my humour they might say differently. :) I love people and enjoy especially how my writing has opened me up to the world of others.