Leland Mesford

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2023

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“Book Bind Library” by Leland Mesford

Submitted to Contest #211

Books towered above Ms. Pratipity on the shelves of the cozy aisle where she stood looking down at a little scrap of paper in her hand.  The phrase, "Good luck," was followed by a little snicker, which caught and spread to the others. "Yeah, good luck," was repeated from someplace behind Ms. Pratipity's knees. "Yeah, good luck," was repeated again. This time from a spot in front of her, to her right.  Ms. Pratipity stepped to her right and put her hands on her sides, above her hips. "Now, who said that?", she asked. Then she stared...

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“With Whom Alone?” by Leland Mesford

Submitted to Contest #210

A hundred flat plasma television screens spotlighted a hundred awestruck simple seekers of knowledge in the midst of a black universe containing their home, a blue globe. Another thousand flat plasma screens flashed on, and tuned into the drive of devoted generations to come. A million flat plasmas illuminated our minds and gave quest to our lives. A trillion, and trillion more, one message all our minds took in: They were coming. We were no longer alone.It all started on the day of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the largest telescope satel...

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“Embarkation” by Leland Mesford

Submitted to Contest #209

EmbarkationUber Airporter wasn't going to be at our doorstep for another ten long, boring minutes. My mom and dad had me outside of the house and at the curb waiting, because they were being overly cautious. Everyone knew that if you got on the app, you could see moment by moment real-time location updates on your Uber driver. I'd told them so. It hadn't been enough though. The Uber driver would come to your door too. Everybody knew that, too. My parents wouldn't listen to me though.There was no place to sit on the sidewalk in front of our ...

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Author bio

Hi, I'm an, as of yet, unpublished writer. My writing experience has been a weird journey so far. Through the years, one thing stands out from the weirdness. I've always dreamt of a place like Reedsy, where writers could not simply write, but could do it alongside others. It's really a neat thing that enhances my writing journey.