L. B. Walt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Patience and Other Things” by L. B. Walt

Submitted to Contest #67

Nestled by the harbor’s edge in a quaint but comforting tavern, dense clouds of cigarette smoke mingle with the melange of questionable clientele. Amongst sailors and side boys, traders and tramps, two young sailors sit and drunkenly spin tales of the sea as candlelight flickers upon eyelids heavy with booze and bravado. Little do they know, in less than an hour, both would be dead. Mysterious to all, a figure looms in the corner and listens, his vantage point well considered, his patience well rehearsed, he waits in lair, ears hooked on t...

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“A Ghost's Wardrobe” by L. B. Walt

Submitted to Contest #65

Meredith knew she was dead. It was obvious. The thumping headache she discovered as soon as she stood up in her designer pajamas, the enormous stain of blood she was now standing over, not to mention the ominous silhouette - her final resting place - clumsily outlined in cheap white cello-tape on her expensive hand-woven Moroccan rug. It was very clear that Meredith was one hundred percent dead. But, not so obvious to Meredith was who killed her. The expansive thirteenth-floor penthouse overlooks the downtown district of Dallas and glim...

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“Amour on the Moor” by L. B. Walt

Submitted to Contest #64

Amour on the Moor - L. B. Walt - Churning a path through stagnant ash and dust, Jack and Alice knew it was too late to turn back. The warmth of the air drifts by them and the sun falls behind clouds stained sepia by smoke. An opportunity like this is far too great for their curious minds to ignore. Enthralled with excitement, they cycle eagerly beside one another, swapping playful glances as they ride past charred trunks of trees and smouldering scrub. The hills gradually retreat making way for the hollow marshlands where the rem...

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If nothing else, I am more than I was a day before.