Leonard Mills

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

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“The Bus Driver” by Leonard Mills

Submitted to Contest #120

Sensitive themes - racial discrimination, verbal abuse.For centuries, stagecoach drivers used to be responsible for the safety of their passengers through the danger of unknown territory, dealing with not only impassable roads, but the constant threat of robbery, or worse.Bus drivers today, although have paved roads and traffic lights to ease one problem, must still keep guard of their passengers, regardless of the threats each day brings.I greet the old-aged pensioner...

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“The Secret Lives of the Beach” by Leonard Mills

Submitted to Contest #119

Storytellers make their living by creating the extraordinary out of the mundanity and drudgery of the daily routine. I like to eavesdrop on conversations at the beach; what other place exists that a desk-dweller can instantly escape their city life? I don't like the weekends. The beach is filled with families trumpeting their freedom; or arguing over who left the shoes too close to the waves. These day-trippers jo...

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Author bio

Sophie's World: Jostein Gaarder - essential reading, consciousness raising. I read and I write, swim outsdoors, play piano (badly), sing (not as badly), watch cartoons with my kids and love listening to the morning chorus. I love to read stories about people and lives, from this world (Girl, Woman, Other - Bernadine Evaristo) and beyond (Ready Play One - Ernest Cline). Want to read longer versions of my work? Check here for semi-regular updates - https://leonardthemills.wordpress.com. Keep liking my stories and I'll keep writing them.