Marcus Newton-Howes

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

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“The Recipe Book” by Marcus Newton-Howes

Submitted to Contest #243

Ferny and I had been sent, yet again, down to Mel’s Garden World. It was just a couple of brown spots on my flesh, and, frankly, I didn’t see what the big fuss was about. But “Overprotective” really should be Denzel’s middle name. I’d made that observation to Ferny on the drive over, and she’d retorted, ‘Yeah, that, or “Crazy.”’ After a second, she’d added, ‘Not that I’m objecting, you understand. He’s always been good to us. But. You know.’Once the day’s last bag of mulch, last wooden stake, and last pot, ...

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“Hoai and the Holy Fox” by Marcus Newton-Howes

Submitted to Contest #189

It was 8031 BCE. Cáo was the youngest of four kits. He struggled for recognition within the fox family, but when his mother soothed him at night in their den, she would always say, “One day Cáo, one day. If you work hard at your magic, even you may write your story into the stars.”It was 1420, and Emperor LĂȘ ThĂĄi Tổ was racing through Lam SÆĄn, his bitter enemy, Marquis Li Bin of the Ming army, hot on his heels. His men had moved off at an angle to divert the pursuing enemy while the emperor moved off alone, to the protests o...

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“The Gift” by Marcus Newton-Howes

Submitted to Contest #173

She looked into my eyes. Sad, wistful and sorry. Went up on her tiptoes in order to kiss my cheek. Then crossed the street. It was only once she was over there that she spoke again. Shouting to be heard, but also perhaps to emphasize her message by saying it to the world. ‘I love you.’I was sad and mentally numb from trying to feel out solutions and finding none.Julia picked windswept hair out of her face, and looked imploringly across the street at me. The warm wind was picking up. Suddenly the wind i...

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“The Christmas Hat” by Marcus Newton-Howes

Submitted to Contest #145

It really looks like it’s gonna be one of those weeks. Okay, it’s true. I’d soiled myself. But gimme a break. First off, I’m four years old. Second, Father thought it would be a good idea to give me a sandwich on the train, and it was only thirty minutes since lunch. Easy mate. I don’t need to eat every other minute. I’m not 6 months anymore. Third, I was already in a fragile mood after that gust of wind almost toppled me as we stepped down onto the pavement from the steps leading down from the st...

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“'The Volcanoes of Iceland'” by Marcus Newton-Howes

Submitted to Contest #142

‘The Volcanoes of Iceland’By Marcus Newton-Howes, April 2022Based on the Reedsy prompt: Write about a character on the hunt to solve a mystery who uses their local library (or librarian) as a source of information._______Kjartan had been back in ReykjavĂ­k for a couple of months, and was only now just settling into home life again. It was 10pm, and as it was winter, this meant it had been dark for quite some time. The kids were both sleeping. The project he’d been overseeing, the KĂĄrahnjĂșkar hydroelectric dam, had been stressfu...

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