Julian Steele

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

Stories (2)

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“The Black-Leathered Journal” by Julian Steele

Submitted to Contest #138

[This story contains sensitive content such as sexual and physical violence and suicide.]You had a bad day, you say? Wait till you hear about my day. In fact, you may have already heard all about it. Perhaps someone forwarded you a link to a news article, or you came across one while scrolling through your social media feed. I mean, if bad news travels fast, scandals spread like a pandemic. But just in case you are part of that one per cent of the human population who doesn't live for the likes and hearts of you...

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“Under the Gazebo” by Julian Steele

Submitted to Contest #137

Trigger warning: strong language; physical violence, gore, or abuse; suicide or self-harm.I can make out a few vigilant silhouettes behind the neighbours' curtains, trailing me—a stranger—as I pull the keys out from my travel backpack. Some things never change in the suburbs. The lock resists for a second but then turns and, once again, I step onto the garden walk. After so many years, I’m finally home again.They haven't bothered to change the locks. I imagine mother continually nagging father to ...

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Author bio

I beg you not to tell my EFL students the kind of stories I write, please! *** Doing MRes in Storytelling. *** INFP, millennial, gay, expat. *** Coffee, cats, books, silence.