Matthew Gregory

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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“Manners, Violence and Death” by Matthew Gregory

Submitted to Contest #61

"All my kids have gone now. Moved away.""Yes, Mrs Marsh. I know.""I think they moved to Sydney.""Sydney is it?""After the accident. I guess they couldn't handle it.""Stay still for a moment, Mrs Marsh, I have to move your pillow. Make you more comfortable.""I loved them, you know. And my grandchild.""I know Mrs Marsh. You've told me many times.""Whatever happened to my grandchild?"<...

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“Diary 2020” by Matthew Gregory

Submitted to Contest #36

5th JanuaryDear diary, Hi, you may not know me but I would like to get to know you. From the moment I first saw you across that crowded stationery shop yesterday, I was in love. I just had to have you. I think that was mostly because you were half price and I just can't resist a bargain. 23rd JanuaryI don't want to be accused of being racist, and I don't mind darker skin, but do you think that navy blue is quite the...

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“Seven Innocent Photographs” by Matthew Gregory

Submitted to Contest #35

Photograph taken at 4.30pm on March 28th 2010A young girl stands behind a cake. The eight candles shine but not as brightly as her smile.  The message on the cake seems redundant. She is holding Pinkie Pie up to the camera. This was never going to be anything but a happy birthday. On...

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“Time and again” by Matthew Gregory

Submitted to Contest #34

"The thing I get most upset about is people who have no respect for time."He looked around at his young chargers, and for a moment he looked like one of them. His youthful face was indicative of a man who makes a living protecting time.The Inspector of the Chronological Crimes Unit resumed his speech to the sponge-like ears of his graduates."You may think that you have all the time in the world, jumping back and forth, and here and there, but you must have respect for time. It is not t...

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Author bio

My world consists mostly of sitting at my desk writing. What am I writing? Short stories, jokes for my stand up comedy routines, science fiction books (1 finished and another about half way through), and Java training manuals. The rest of my time I do IT training, community volunteer work, and listen to "Wierd Al", since AFL isn't on anymore. I live in a hole in the ground, or a room in a shed, or a pouch of a kangaroo. It's one of those, I just can't remember which. If you did track my mobile phone (I'm talking to you ASIO) you would probably see that it's somewhere in Sydney, Australia. It's where I call home when I'm not taking a stroll on the red planet, or looking out the window at the rings of Saturn or gallivanting around somewhere else in the unknown universe.