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Lee Kendrick

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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The Circus Of Spies

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #252

The Circus Of SpiesBy Lee Kendrick After hopping on the 38 bus I walk up the stairs to the upper deck and find an empty seat, two seats behind my target. I've been tailing this woman for about three weeks now. My name is Nathan Peterson. As a British MI5 agent for about five years, I've had various surveillance jobs in my time, and by far this particular assignment is the most interesting one I've had.The woman in front of me in her blue raincoat and a red scarf around her neck is Margaret Jones. Twenty-two years old, born on 5th April ...

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The Shadow Taker

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #247

The Shadow Taker After the Antarctic Treaty of December 1959 12 countries including Norway and Britain united to work together scientifically in Antarctica. In 1956 the British established Halley Research Station to study the Earth's atmosphere.The team of six British explorers, commanded by Captain Sterling were assigned to Antarctica to investigate the disappearance of Captain Flynn and his four men who had worked since 1956 at the Halley Station of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), on the Brunt I...

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War Of The Lights

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #119

War of the Lights The paranormal team had stepped through the front door, into the hallway, thankfully taking shelter in the manor house from a heavy downpour and blustery wind. Suddenly there was a terrible metallic sound of a ship’s bell ringing, vibrating throughout the Cotswolds 18th century Courtly Manor, shaking the whole building to its foundations. Upon hearing the menacing din everyone instantly dropped their luggage and equ...

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A Bridge Connecting Two Worlds

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #117

A Bridge Connecting two worldsIt was a difficult time for Brenden. Just a few days ago on Monday he had the heartbreaking task of taking his twelve year old Bichon, Cindy to the PDSA to be put to sleep. She was having problems with her breathing and struggling walking, not long after a successful operation to remove a cancerous lump on her belly. The Vet had warned Brenden that it may spread as there were already signs of it showing on her chest. He had decided to keep her at home giving her all his...

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A Two Way Mirror

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #115

A Two Way Mirror As I walk down the street, I can hear the droning sound of German night bombers getting closer. The sirens soon screech out for everyone to rush to an air-raid shelter. Suddenly, I listen to the high-pitched whistle of bombs as they fall everywhere, smashing into and blowing up people’s homes. Civilians run screaming as they try to find somewhere safe to hide. Then - I hear a strange high-pitched whistling sound, “boom!” A bomb destroys a row of terraced...

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The Secret Legacy

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #106

The Secret Legacy Everyone in our little village in Italy seemed to know my uncle Giuseppe. He was a fantastic, professional chef, but not your run-of-the-mill type of chef. Giuseppe is famous for using secret ingredients in his tasty recipes that make people healthier, look younger and live to a hundred or more. He had a restaurant just a short distance from where my parents live. He is retired now and is nearly ninety.It is thanks to my uncle’s secret r...

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The Sign Of Numbers

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #103

The Sign Of Numbers“Sir, We have just had an urgent call from Interpol, and the Superintendent wants you and the Sergeant in his office now!"“Alright, Constable, thanks, we’ll be right there!” Inspector Albright replied.“Good morning gentlemen, I’ve just received a Red notice from Interpol stating they need Scotland Yard’s help.” Said the Superintendent.” “There’s an international gang of antique thieves selling stolen Egyptian antiquities throughout Europe!”“ Supe...

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Angel In The Shadows

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #102

Angel In The ShadowsMy name is Andrew Markham. I’ve worked in the British secret service, MI5, for some eight years. I am used to my everyday work of following people and reporting their movements, etc., but these last few weeks, for some reason, have been the most difficult for me.During this cold war, I kept tabs on any foreign nationals from the Eastern bloc, especially the USSR and East Germany. Fortunately for me, I don’t get the dangerous assignments as do my cou...

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On Past Reflection

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #101

On Past Reflection It was just another working day for antique dealer Alan Cummings. He was hunting for some bargain antiques as he browsed in an antique shop in Essex. “Hello, I’m interested in that large Georgian mirror over there.” Alan pointed to the large mahogany framed mirror in a corner by an old bookcase. “Yes, sir, let me check the price tag on that.” Answered the proprietor as he lifted the mirror. “Oh, this is an absolute bargain, sir, at £365 for...

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The Morphing Manipulators

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #99

The Morphing Manipulators A terrific bright light lit up my bedroom as I slept in bed. It was a summer sunrise around 6.a.m. I should've drawn the curtains before going to bed. But, wait a moment! I never draw the curtains before bed, because I’m up twenty-two storeys. More importantly, there never Is a sunrise on this side of my flat anyway. Just how can this be? The sun always rises on the other side of my flat, where the living room is, northeast. And my bedroom is in the northwest d...

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The Flaming Curse

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #98

The Flaming Curse As James lay in bed with his wife, Alice, he began to dream; he saw two boys around ten years old playing soldiers with their makeshift wooden muskets. One was a redcoat, the other a bluecoat. One of them pretended to bayonet his friend as he fell onto the grass. Suddenly both the boys stood up after hearing the sound of distant drums coming from the direction of a hill a mile away. They stared transfixed at the hill when their jaws dropped with fear when they saw a battalion of British redcoats marching ove...

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The Sky Demon

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #97

The Sky DemonAs Tom looked out of the bedroom window, he saw one of its hinges had broken. Leaving the hinges for a moment, he turned his attention to three miles away, to the beautiful English village of Bridgeminster, with a population of just fifty-five. His wife, Lucy, was visiting her mother there in her Mini Cooper; and would probably be there soon. Because their house was higher up on a hill, Tom had a good vantage point, and, w...

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The Chosen One

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #95

The Chosen OneAdriel and twelve hooded, robed men and women stood, holding hands in a circle, within the large henge stone circle. The Druids stared up into the black, velvet night sky covered with thousands of stars like shining diamonds. Their faces suddenly screwed up, terrified as they watched the stars begin to fall towards them. They break off the circle and instinctively take cover behind the large, sarsen stones of the henge. Suddenly, Adriel opens his eyes, sweat pouring down his face as he pulled off the bedclothes from ...

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Frozen In Darkness

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #92

“Frozen In Darkness” by Lee KendrickSuddenly the lights went out, and I was in complete darkness. It wouldn’t have been so bad if it wasn’t in the middle of winter, but temperatures were now below zero in London. I had just been watching an episode of my favourite old tv series, “Interpol Calling.”Very annoying when I was enjoying it, too. It must have been about 6.15 when this power cut occurred. In London in winter, It gets dark around five o’clock. So the power outage indeed came at not a good time.I looked out of my flat windo...

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"It's Too Late"

Lee Kendrick

Submitted to Contest #91

“It’s Too Late"The library has always been an old haunt of mine. I’ve used my local library and others for many years. There is something about a library that is so homely; maybe it’s the smell of old books that gives this psychological effect. I feel Libraries are a gold mine of information. I’ve used them for my college days, for just pleasure and to find out the answer to things of interest. I have even had an excuse to go into a library just to escape the heavy rain. Take last Thursday, for instance; it must have been abou...

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Author bio

Hi, my name Is Lee from the UK; I really love writing short stories. I have only started writing them this year, but I get enormous pleasure using the creative process of story writing. I have been on Reedsy three months now and I'm enjoying it immensely.
I only wish I had discovered Reedsy much earlier. What a great idea it is to have prompts to help kick start a short story idea. I also sometimes get ideas for stories while walking my dogs in my local park in London. I've even had ideas after just waking from sleep. I Iook forward every week to find out what the week's next prompt is going to be about. Sometimes it may not inspire me enough, but over half of the prompts fire me up to write another story. And when I'm into a story I'm am in an adventure of excitement. Most of the time my plots and characters take over so that I don't know how the story will end until I'm well into it!