Nigel Stone

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

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“The Curtain Twitcher” by Nigel Stone

Submitted to Contest #12

Mr Wittering lives with his poor and unfortunate dog. The unloved pet has had to put up with the bitter man’s grumpiness and general lack of empathy for anyone else since it was the runt of an unlucky litter of even unluckier puppies. Mr Wittering is not a pleasant man and he thrives upon gossip, scandal, and complaints of any kind. He prefers his gossip as juicy as a peach, as scandalous as a tabloid expose, as spreadable as butter on freshly baked bread, and as local as possible. Whether it be an embarrassing ailment, a misguided liaison, ...

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“The Same Mistakes Make The Story” by Nigel Stone

Submitted to Contest #11

The man steps off the bus and kicks himself for missing his stop. For God’s sake, it’s only been ten years since he was last here. How much could have changed in a decade? He hitches the rucksack he carries on his back into a more comfortable position, takes a hold of his suitcase, figures out the quickest route to his destination, and then sets off walking towards the housing estate. He feels the damp seeping through the hole in the sole of one boot, and almost immediately trips over the untied lace of the other. He stops and tugs at the la...

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