Paul Forster

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

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“My Friend, Stella” by Paul Forster

Submitted to Contest #140

I remember seeing Stella for the first time on a Wednesday in October of 1950, we were both eleven and in the 6th grade. It was lunchtime and she was sitting alone in a corner of the school yard not eating. In the next few days I’d see her eating crackers sometimes, but she never had anything to drink until we went back in and she’d spend a long time at the water fountain. Everyone who brought lunch got to picnic when the weather was okay and we gathered into groups with our friends. I didn’t have any real friends, I was the school ne...

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“The Safest Neighborhood” by Paul Forster

Submitted to Contest #21

I don’t like to travel on holidays and Christmas is the worst, but the job in Sicily was too juicy to pass up. A nice half million profit for two days work made getting back on the solstice worth it. I saw him Saturday about midnight turning into my driveway. He stood out crouched behind Steve’s hedge across the street, the black he wore was different than the blacks in the hedge. I watched him check out several homes over the next five nights, but the Simpsons seemed his favorite.          &...

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Author bio

I’m 77 and started writing, mostly crap, 5 years ago while spending 24/7 taking care of my wife. I needed something to keep my sanity while trying to live for her, I failed miserably. Since then I’ve learned a lot more about the craft.