M.L. J.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“Leave it Behind” by M.L. J.

Submitted to Contest #280

“Are we sure this is a good idea?”“Well, no. Probably not, but the tides aren’t going to get this low again until after we leave tomorrow. It’s sort of the only chance we have.”“God, I can just see Lane rolling his eyes at us.”“Really? I was just thinking about how much he would have loved to do something stupid like this. He would probably film it all and make everything into a soap opera.”“Film? That’s such an old person way of saying record, Mom.”“Yeah, whatever, put your headlamp on and grab the stuff.”“Sheesh, coming.”“Careful, this tra...

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“Silver Spurs, Silver Bullets” by M.L. J.

Submitted to Contest #247

It was under the heat of high noon sun when Buck rode out of town for the very first time. She had nothing but a sack of Dukes in her pocket and Pa’s .44 strapped to the hip. In the chamber were no more than five silver bullets. She lost the sixth the night before in a game of cards with Sunset Ridge’s most renowned cheat, Twigs O’Malley. It’s not that she wasn’t wise to his cheating. Buck only thought she would out-cheat him first.Buck has plenty of bullets back home. But even with an aim as good as Buck’s, lead is practically worthless pas...

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