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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020
Submitted to Contest #47
“Jane, are you okay?” His voice pulls your focused attention away from the pavement. Daniel’s a few feet away and you can see the concern illustrated in his furrowed brows.  His soft blue eyes grow more intense as he steps closer and takes your hands within his own. You can hear your heartbeat begin to spike. Heat rushes through your cheeks as the veins in your neck begin to throb. Deciding that it’s too much, you look back down. He’s dressed in an old pair of denim jeans and a new brown leather jacket. An image flashes through you ...
Submitted to Contest #46
It wasn’t the cannibalistic lawnmower that etched a frown into Jack’s face. It was the cloud of melancholy that perpetually hovered overhead, soaking his bones in a lukewarm water that made his limbs feel twice as heavy. The orange beams of light from the setting sun streamed across the apartment’s cramped living room, illuminating a pair of discarded socks and dirty dishes on the coffee table. A box fan rattled noisily nearby, drowned out by the newscaster on the TV. “Our top story tonight,” The female anchor said, “Machine on machine v...
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