Lex Castanheira

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

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“Chirps and squeaks” by Lex Castanheira

Submitted to Contest #177

His hands clutched on his knees and his breath a bit shorter than usual, Noah was having a harder time recovering from this eight-mile run than he usually would. His half marathon was about two months away and clearly, this wasn’t the best way to prepare for it. He still had plenty of time to get back in shape, but he needed to cut down on his business travels and happy hours, if he wanted to finish the race. The orange and red colored lines on his running app were only adding to his frustration, confirming and reminding him of his painful ...

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“Last seat tonight” by Lex Castanheira

Submitted to Contest #125

The airport security guard punched a random page in a small notebook and handed it back to me, while pointing to the next person in line. I grabbed my bag on wheels and as I started walking towards the gates, tens of people started accelerating the pace. It was like all of a sudden they were all part of a race walking olympic finals. As we turned around the corner, everyone started running frantically. A small man in a suit and oxford dress shoes, tripped on his suitcase and fell on the ground. I quickly crossed the crazy herd of people and ...

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