Justin Marlowe

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

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“Unspoken Rules” by Justin Marlowe

Submitted to Contest #253

Unspoken RulesBy: Justin MarloweJanuary 1, 1900; 2:22 a.m. Annabelle Louise Douglas was born at the Mt. Ararat Citizens Baptist Medical Center in Talladega, Alabama, which was the newly formed hospital to treat the colored residents of the town. She was the first, and only child born to Thomas and Helen Douglas. Labor pains were coupled with the clamorous yelping of drunken white townspeople on horseback ringing in the new year. The majority of the black citizens celebrated in a more clandestine manner. Such a miraculous event was occur...

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“IntraRacial Warfare” by Justin Marlowe

Submitted to Contest #249

IntraRacial Warfare:By: Justin Marlowe Saturday, July 15, 1996: Terry and his son, Cameron, were preparing to leave their home in Stafford, Virginia to spend the day in Washington D.C. The two of them were fatigued beyond belief, as the previous week had been absolutely draining. Terry was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and would make a similar hour-long trek from his home outside of Northern Virginia to The Pentagon on a daily basis. The last thing he wanted was to head right back into the same area on a Saturday. This was his weeken...

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