Paul Leonard

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

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“Red Dirt” by Paul Leonard

Submitted to Contest #239

It’s funny, the noises the road makes. The growl of the tarmac made sticky by the midday Western Australian sun. The red-dirt wind whipping off the endless Nullarbor desert, rocking my little 1973 Ford Escort, whistling through the passenger window that doesn’t quite close. Wwwwwwwwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisssssshhhhhhiiiisssshhhiiissshhh. Buffeting the rusty wheel arches and tugging at the steering wheel. The front wheel catches the soft shoulder. Buluddudduddudd. I’ve never really noticed the way the road speaks to you before. Usual...

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“Sammy’s Mixtape” by Paul Leonard

Submitted to Contest #230

Subject: Your 13th Birthday Mixtape! Scheduled to send: 00.01 Saturday 30 December, 2023 *** Happy birthday, Sammy! 13! A teenager! So, it’s another one of my birthday emails. I hope you don’t mind them. I wish I could be there with you, but this is the best I can do. I can (just) remember what it felt like to be 13. It can be tough. Confusing. But it can (and should) also be the best time. A time to make friends. To try new things. Try it all! Give everything a go! Have fun! You’ll be an adult with a job, a credit card, a mortgage and b...

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