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Philip Bradbury

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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Harry's Unusual Courage

Philip Bradbury

Submitted to Contest #98

Courage, as you might know, comes from cœur, the French word for heart. That comes from France like Uncle Henry did … after he went there. But it wasn’t like a holiday for him. Like, he really didn’t want to go, see, but they’s had this God Almighty stupid war, like he called it. He said all his frightened and excited mates were running off to kill theyselves just so some rich sods could get richer. He couldn’t see the point but they could. An’ they thought they’s really brave all kitted up with their uniforms, waving guns and hoping to ki...

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That Magnet Thing

Philip Bradbury

Submitted to Contest #97

He never thought much about it. Actually, he didn’t think about it at all. It was just the way he was and he thought everyone else was the same. See, he had … mmm, how do we explain it? This invisible thing he had around him? Let’s see … it was a glow. No, you can see a glow. An energy? No, that tells you nothing. Perhaps a magnetism explains it best but it’s not one of those grabby magnets which slap against the refrigerator when it gets close. See, Geoffrey’s magnetism is gently, subtly unobtrusive. Not compelling or demanding – just s...

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The Silent Conversation

Philip Bradbury

Submitted to Contest #76

If he took the A Train, he couldn’t take the B Train. If he left now he couldn’t leave later … or earlier. If he wore his black trousers he couldn’t wear his camouflage pants. If he stopped to talk to the old lady next door, she might chat too long and he’d miss out on seeing the glamorous girl round the corner … not that he’d ever talked to her but, if she was there, he might get the courage to say something. But he hadn’t had the gumption to say anything the last twenty times he’d passed her by so wondered if it’d be different this time. T...

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Stupid Foreigners

Philip Bradbury

All I did was buy a simple coffee then this happens. I’m trying to drink my coffee and read The Times in relative peace but he has to announce his arrival by smashing a chair to pieces right next to me. Well sounded like it, anyway. My body reflex was to drop the newspaper and peer at him, something I quickly regretted. My coffee spilled. I felt exposed. Well, might now have to engage with the man or something. I averted my eyes as if I’d just seen something fascinating down the narrow, cobbled street, shadowed by three-storey buildings on e...

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