Mark Ready

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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“Doubt” by Mark Ready

Submitted to Contest #275

They appeared as spontaneous flashes of inspiration, fleeting sparks of creativity that ricocheted through my mind, exploded into ideas, and intertwined to form the complex personalities of my characters and the intricate lines of their stories. My thoughts teemed with a torrent of concepts for future narratives and personas that flowed so rapidly I could but scribble them down and wait for another day to bring them to life. My imagination felt boundless, a vast expanse of potential, until the wormlike threads of doubt began to weave their w...

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“Vicky” by Mark Ready

Submitted to Contest #246

Vicky Tim grabbed the chains holding the swing's sling seat to the framework of galvanized poles and tried to decide how to hang himself from it. His grandma said, "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never harm you." She was wrong. Words hurt. If he were like Mr. Spock on Star Trek, people could say all the mean things they wanted because Vulcans didn't have emotions. But he wasn't Spock. He pictured the other kids finding his dead body when they came out for recess. Maybe then they would realize they should have been ni...

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