Montrell Burke

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2024

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“Night Call” by Montrell Burke

Submitted to Contest #280

“What do you want?”“Hey, can you come over?”“Are you fucking serious? It is three in the morning, no.”“I’m sorry, I know it’s late, I just really need you to come to the house right now.”“I can’t believe you. You blocked me, what makes you think I want to see you right now? I’ve been trying to reach out to you for weeks-”“Peter, you can lecture me all you want in person when you get here. I really need you to come over, fast.”“No. Forget it. Bye.”“There’s a man outside.”“What? What does that mean?”“I don’t know… I just woke up, I got up and ...

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“Gift from God?” by Montrell Burke

Submitted to Contest #274

I watched a news report about this. I'm supposed to be calling the police right now but I won't. I've sat by my front door and listened to a baby cry outside for about ten minutes now. The news report was about criminals in the area who would play recordings of babies crying in order to lure young women outside of their homes. I’m no woman and I haven’t looked young in years. Even during the brief period that I was, I never considered myself alluring enough to snatch up. If anyone is waiting outside to nab me, they’re gonna be severely disap...

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“Nothing to Worry About” by Montrell Burke

Submitted to Contest #273

I’m so happy that Eric and I are friends again.As soon as I step foot out of my eighth period English class, he’s already waiting outside for me, leaning up against the wall by the door. With a huge grin on his face, he trots over and leans down to playfully headbutt me in the chest, I grunt lightly and push his head away. He stumbles on his feet, laughing, then collects himself and walks beside me down the hall, slipping his arm around my shoulder.“How did you get here so fast? The bell just rang.”“I left early. Three guys started fighting ...

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“In His Eyes” by Montrell Burke

Submitted to Contest #270

CW: sexual content, physical violence, drink spiking, suicide reference I've been cheating on my wife for around six months now. Emma and I have been together for two years, married for about ten months. She's a wonderful wife, she does a fantastic job of taking care of me. Emma is also pregnant, she's around three or four months along. This will be our first kid and I'm pretty excited, but the pregnancy has been impacting her very negatively. She's sick almost constantly to the point where she's had to quit her job. She's been super irritab...

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Author bio

Introverted but friendly. Interested in the darker aspects of life. Aspiring novelist devoted to my craft. I especially love dark/disturbing/horror literature!