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Paul Tyree

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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The Changing Transition of the Guard

Paul Tyree

Yes, the change from the old to the new came suddenly. It was a loss for some and a gain for many who knew and just let it happen. It was seen as a time for the more modern and better, but they were not fooled until later. The ones who were aware of such a change that they thought it would be the best thing to happen in one's lifetime. With each generation the changes take place, and the present group of people scoff at the old timers. The present generation is not aware of the changes, removing all the memories of the past to make room for ...

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Above and Beyond Forever

Paul Tyree

To leave a comfortable life just to move on into the unknown is very scary and can leave one afraid of what might be lying in wait for them after they start their new adventure. But this is the story about such a moment that happened in a blink of an eye and left much unanswered after beginning the adventure which went from dream state to nightmare forever leaving an imprint on my mind. I was living in a town of not more than 1,000 people, who were living there more like lost refugees than actual residents. They all walked about in a daze an...

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What's the Secret in the Society

Paul Tyree

The secrets that are kept within the society or group never to be spoken or breathed by those inside, are the very secrets that allow such societies and groups to function under a shroud of mystery and intrigue. On the surface the secrets are revealed yet not fully as they want all those to notice them by the various deeds and good works they accomplish, in hopes to divert the public's attention away from the inner workings and secrets that they keep and hold dear. The Freemasons have their own history dating back to around the time this cou...

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Dear Diary, It's Me

Paul Tyree

Dear Diary January 2nd, "It's Me again." "Not sure how the new year will be for me as this is the second half of the school year, and I am still not doing well in school or with my grades." "Will have to get back to you as soon as I know." Dear Diary January 4th, "It's Me again." "I know this is getting old and I am tired of only telling you my problems and all the things that may or may not matter." "They matter to me as if you truly care." "You are only a book." Dear Diary January 5th, "It's Me again." "I wanted to apologize about the rema...

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Today is the Beginning of Your Life

Paul Tyree

"Today is the Beginning of your Life." "How you choose to go from here, where you are sitting at, in this very moment, will be the beginning of a long, winding, adventurous journey for each of you." "The decisions you make, the paths you follow, the twist and turns that befall on you while you make your way in life, will lead you somewhere, anywhere, yet you will never know what is around the bend." "You will be confronted by many split-second decisions that will change the course you are on, the way you are heading in and will not always gi...

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In The Gourmet Kitchen

Paul Tyree

"Today on In the Gourmet Kitchen, we will learn how to make an omelet, without breaking the egg yolks." "You will see the chef make this in slow motion and it will look less expedited, after we show it in the normal speed it is shot by the cameras." "Ok before we start this process, we will take a sponsor commercial break and return with all the ingredients to make a fresh no egg yolk broken omelet." "We will be right back." "Ok now we are back, with our visiting chef, Monsieur Pierre Monchello, who is here on this episode of In the Gourmet ...

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Not Later But Now

Paul Tyree

"You are joking, are you not?" "You actually think I would continue working here and still keep quiet for any length of time?" "This is bogus bull shit, and you know it." "As far as I am concerned, I quit at this very moment." "It is over and done with, finished, adios, not one more minute in this lame excuse for a job or what would resemble a job." "You cannot be serious about my remaining here, not after I found out all the skeletons hidden in your closet and the secrets you tried so hard to keep from prying eyes." "You must be mad." "This...

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Telling a Big Little White Lie

Paul Tyree

"Let me tell you or more like share with you a story that will have you think twice before you even breathe it or think it." "I was standing in line for tickets, waiting to see my favorite band, Bum Heathens, when I was asked by the girl behind, what I did for a living?" "At first I did not recognize the girl, then my eyes widened, and I remember she was my high school sweetheart." "I said "Jackie, it is so good to see you and how have you been?" "She replied, "You are thinking about my twin sister or more like half-sister." "I am Rowena." "...

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Standing Here, Was This Only a Dream?

Paul Tyree

"I was not sure where I was at this very moment, whether it would be real or only a dream. I stood in the same spot trying to think about what this was and where." "I was left there, but not sure when and why I was standing there, not sure where it was, I was supposed to be or how I managed to be in that location at this very moment." "I looked in the direction I figured I had come from and with no visible signs to give me clues, this was not clear to me. Not in my mind, not being seen with my eyes and not making any sense." "I was unaware o...

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Writing on a Prayer

Paul Tyree

Submitted to Contest #304

"To write or not to write?" "Is that the actual question to have an answer?" "Or is that the answer to a question yet to be asked?" "Can writing be a way of escape or is it a way to go completely insane?" "Shall the one writing be the author or will someone else be the one who lays claim to fame for the writing of another?" "How does one know the idea(s) behind the writing of a drunk if they are the ones who are sober?" "How can we know for sure the writing that was written many years or decades or centuries ago is the actual writing of such...

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Dreaming a Little Dream

Paul Tyree

"To dream a little dream and not remember what you were dreaming about when you finally woke up." "You feel like you have gone off to another place, another time, living in another era of history, all while you are wishing you could remember what you were dreaming about." You are sitting in Auto Mechanics class, hearing the same stuff that the teacher has spoken about all semester long. You are getting tired of hearing about changing tires and spark plugs, wanting to get down and greasy. When the teacher looks right at you, meeting eye to ey...

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I Did This For Love

Paul Tyree

"Yes, I did this for love." "What you may ask did I do for Love?" "It all started around the turn of the century, where things were changing, from inventions of all sorts, to romance, love and of course marriage." "It was a time of passion and intrigue, where one could lay out in an open meadow and actually see the stars." "It was a time of new beginnings and old endings." "It was the age of retribution and of forgiveness, along with love being introduced into a new generation that was still under the old laws and statutes of what was to bec...

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The Ultimate Decision

Paul Tyree

The blind eye turns outward, looking away from the obvious. Yet no one sees anything, hears anything, nor knows anything and it is important that someone says something. It plays your mind like a pinball machine, the balls hitting the sides and falling down the chute so you can be played again. It plays your nerves like you are a fiddle or a guitar, hitting high notes only to slowly ever so slowly come down. You fall backwards and can't seem to sit upright, you try to stand and fall back like you are intoxicated, like you have drunk too much...

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Following the Rules, I didn't have a Choice

Paul Tyree

"I never knew that with the choices I have made or the choices I would make or even the choices I have yet to make, what those choices would have on the end results of anything that I thought of or that I spoke about." "I was always cautious, I was always careful to be sure that what I was thinking of would never be heard about by anyone that happen to be closest to me, or near me." "The idea is to always be careful when crossing the street, or walking into a dark alley, that one was never caught with their pants down around their ankles." "...

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The Moment You Reach Out

Paul Tyree

You are living in the city, close to a fault line, right in the heart of the busiest part of the city. You feel happy because you are centrally located. Close to your job at the Law Firm of Cooper, Drew, Polite and Curiosity. You are getting ready for your first day, you are excited to have found this place for next to nothing and having an excellent job surely can build one's confidence, to say the least. As you are heading out to walk the 3 blocks to work, you feel a jolt, then a second jolt, then a third. The third jolt is what knocked yo...

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