Lex Laine

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Bake-Off” by Lex Laine

Submitted to Contest #202

When it came to baked goods, the humble town of Crumblington was, to put it mildly, a place of modest appetite. The local populace, who considered a slice of bread with an overly generous spread of butter a gourmet adventure, had little use for the creative expressions of flour, butter, and sugar. Gerald and Harvey had been friends since they were little boys sharing a sandbox in Mrs. Muffin's kindergarten. Their shared dream, rather at odds with their hometown's ambivalence towards carbohydrates, was to open a bakery. The seed of th...

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“Under a Glitter Moon” by Lex Laine

Submitted to Contest #201

Empty venues are a peculiar thing, you know. The applause and adulation echo in a melancholy after all the cheering crowds have gone. But, like a child told it's bedtime, these large entertainment venues can’t seem to stay quiet. They’ve got their own nocturnal life, their own encores that they can't help but perform. Let me take you to an enormous stadium in South Korea, recently graced by a hot-shot K-pop band. Their energy could make even the most stoic guards and dozing ticket-takers shake a leg. But now, the show's over. Confetti, once ...

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Author bio

Writing makes us human, and humanity makes us write.