Mark Lew

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

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“Inquisitive Consequences” by Mark Lew

Submitted to Contest #250

He was talking on his phone to someone else, but sitting next to him on the bus, I was subjected to his half of the conversation. “Yes, it’s a dinner party and of course you’re invited!” he insisted with such verve anyone within earshot couldn’t help but hear what he declared to whomever was on the other end of the line. “It’s open invitation. Everyone who wants to come, can.” A momentary shock froze me; I’d never heard of the likes of it, wondering how they could pull off a dinner event without a clear number of expected guests. Within mome...

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“Bumps and Bruises” by Mark Lew

Submitted to Contest #249

He bumped into me. It’s hard to be sure of anything at moments like this, when nothing makes much sense, but he definitely bumped into me and not the other way around. Hell, I didn’t even know he was there or how he’d found me. “Even Steven, Tommy,” I said, my voice sounding not quite right. Little wonder then that someone from the group sitting around the desk shouted out, “What the hell?” I said the only thing that came to mind, “O-o-o-h, you just said a bad word! Mom’s not gonna like that!” And it was true; mom wasn’t going to, not one l...

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