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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021
I walk down the street as the the day ends in town. The roads are wet and slippery, I can barely keep my feet from sliding away, slipping so unsteadily sweeping all the sorry looking see-ers of my town. I can’t look left or right or else I’d fall - I might. I take my time as though it could stop just for me. I walk in front only looking there too and just like that, like fingers snap, I finaly see home, I finally can stop the act. The last few steps before I make it to heat are the last bits of effort my body has to make. A few more ...
Submitted to Contest #97
I was looking out my window at 2:00 a.m. The moon was shining bright and the stars were too. A small breeze made the trees move and a noise came from the door. I couldn’t see what it was and my mind wasn’t clear enough for me to guess. I threw the butt of my joint out the window and closed it. What a wonderful thing it is to disappoint them. But as long as they don’t know, how could they be disappointed? It is a strange feeling wanting to do the opposite of what they expect you to do but fooling them at the same time. They don’t want m...
Submitted to Contest #92
Ah shit. It’s black again. I get up, walk to the window, open the blinds and look outside. Everything turned black. No fucking power anymore. Shit. It always seems to happen at the worst time. But then I think, is there really a good time for the power to break down? The birds are chirping and the sky clears up. I’m not ready. I’m not ready for another day. Powerless, useless day, one after the other. Then I remember, the fucking power is out. Shit.I’m already a part of the worst people on Earth, and now my power’s out too. The whole fucking...
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