🎉 Our next novel writing master class starts in –! Claim your spot →
Advice, insights and news
Free 10-day publishing courses
Free publishing webinars
Free EPUB & PDF typesetting tool
Launch your book in style
Assemble a team of pros
A weekly short story contest
Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2023
Submitted to Contest #213
TW: Racist themesBenny Monroe was a plantation owner who loved whipping his slaves, it was his favourite thing to do. The screams, the cries, the laughs, the crack of the whip. To him, the whole thing was like one big beautiful song, and he the conductor. Todays victim was an old man named Virgil, he was around 68 with a long beard and even longer hair as white as snow which contrasted poorly with his horrible yellow teeth. He was punished with only Three lashes but was on his 8th, 9th and now 10th. At this point the old man's...
Liam Smythe has not written a bio yet!
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email: