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Louise Hughes

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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Better Than Last Time

Submitted to Contest #76

THE BOSS: “I’m not doin’ that. We’re not doin’ that. Don’t you remember what happened last time?” TOMMY: “Yes, I do remember what happened last time, but this time will be better. If we-” THE BOSS: “Well of course it would be better! It couldn't go any worse than what ‘appened the last time…” TOMMY: “Exactly! That’s what I’m saying. We have learned from our mistakes. It’ll be fine.” THE BOSS: “No. No way. Maybe you were able to persuade me before, but not again. Never, ever. No way.” TOMMY: “Come onnnnn. It’ll be a piece of cake!” ...

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White Blanket of Bitterness

Submitted to Contest #59

I love days like today. Even if I can’t go outside without layering myself in various items of clothing. It takes ages to get ready on days like today, even to do the little errands. My errand today is to take my dog for a walk. That’s it. I’ve done my university coursework, I’ve done my laundry and the kitchen is sparkling. Now I need to take Jasper, even on a day like today. He’s excited to go out, even more so than normal. I am too. This isn’t an annual occurrence where I live. It’s almost a phenomenon. He’s eager to disturb the peaceful ...

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I ain’t ever seen him before in my life!

Submitted to Contest #56

I’ve been an agent for around 6 years now and no two day is the same. Last month I was escorting a high-profile ambassador from the airport to a World Peace conference, ensuring he wouldn’t get assassinated. This month I’ve been given a slightly different task. My agency, CKRUT Agency, had appointed myself and my partner, Agent Walker, to infiltrate a gun-smuggling operation. The plan was that I’d pretend to work for them, to get to know their structure and all that, and that Agent Walker would remain unknown and monitor their activities fro...

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Sisters Sworn to Secrecy

Submitted to Contest #55

“Welcome all sisters, to meeting number 2 of...well, our ‘secret society’. As we discussed last week, Sister Jane had the task of coming up for the name of the club. Jane, have you reached a verdict?” Sister Geraldine asked solemnly. Standing up awkwardly and smoothing her tunic, she stammered. “Uh...well, there were a lot of...interesting names. A-and, it was hard to pick the one that everyone would agree with...” The sister’s began murmuring and giggling softly, before Sister Geraldine interrupted. “Ah, yes. Remind us, Jane, ...

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Prudent PI

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?” Diego asked out of the blue, chewing on his thumb nail and shaking his leg impatiently. Reina was sitting in the window seat of their small office, reading a book and waiting for Brandon who’d gone to get coffee. “What do you mean?” She sighed. Diego rolled his eyes and shot up off of the couch, pacing in front of Reina. “What do you mean, ‘what do you mean’? Can you keep a secret?! It’s a simple question, Reina!” He snapped, as he faced Reina and flailed his arms in anger. It was Reina’s turn to roll her eyes. Die...

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Summer Hatin'

Submitted to Contest #53

“Goddamn sun.” I sighed irritably as the pleasantest part of my popsicle slid off it’s stick and splattered into a strawberry sludge on the sand. I gazed longingly at the diminishing red splodge, damning the sun and damning myself for not eating it fast enough. I’d been preoccupied with trying to pick the perfect spot to place my beach towel. The scalding sand had been burning my feet. I’d scoured the beach for the best area. Not too crowded, not too hot. Just right. I’d finally found it. I laid out my beach towel, sat down and went to dev...

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Inonceivable Intelligence - Lucy Hughes

Submitted to Contest #52

Chapter 1 The wind wildly whipped my hair across my face, as I made my way to the car park. I felt a chill and wrapped my black scarf tighter around my neck. It’d been quite warm and sunny, surprisingly for a winter’s day. It was a Friday evening in November, the sky already dark and dotted with shining stars. With the unrelenting wind threatening to make my eyes water, I picked up my pace. I foraged in my leather handbag for my car keys. Clasping them tightly and pulling them out of the bag, I shuffled along to my car, unlocking it with the...

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