Oscar Cole

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

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“The Apple Man” by Oscar Cole

Submitted to Contest #101

Wilfred was an old man. He spent his long days listening to the radio, watching cricket, tending to his garden, doing the crossword in the Daily Mail paper… Rinse and repeat it went on for years this way. He kept himself to himself; he was quite alone, but quite content. One day, he opened the front door, and found something that threw him off quite completely. Placed perfectly centered on the top stone step that led up to his open door, an apple sat, glistening at him in the hazy daylight. Frowning, then wincing, Wilfred bent his kne...

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“They Ate Museli Silently” by Oscar Cole

Submitted to Contest #100

They ate muesli silently. Or at least without talking, for the sound of slurping and chewing, the clinking of metal spoons on ceramic bowls, filled the otherwise quiet room. “What are you doing today, kid?” said the father, breaking the relative silence. “I’m not a kid,” said his son. The father sighed, his spoon hovering above its bowl. “Fine. What are you doing today, sixteen-year-old boy who happens to be my offspring.” The son rolled his eyes and kept eating mues...

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