Phoebe Neighbour

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

30 karma pts

?

“The Golden Pen” by Phoebe Neighbour

Submitted to Contest #46

Adam hadn’t been back home in years, and the only reason he came back now was for the funeral. He felt guilty. He’d spent the weekend clearing out his mother’s old house, packing books and records and clothes into boxes for donation. The house felt lonely when it was so quiet. He remembered the magical stories she told Adam throughout his childhood. Looking at the fireplace in the living room, he remembered her stories about miniature dragons that lived in the ashes and lit the coals when they grew cold. From where he stood, he could see the...

Read story

“Hercules” by Phoebe Neighbour

Submitted to Contest #42

‘Finally, sweet freedom at last,’ Hercules thought to himself, grinning. ‘I’m not a prisoner anymore, I can pursue my dreams!’ Hercules had spent years watching a snapshot of the outside world, crying out for his chance to be in it, and now it was finally here. The door had been opened for him. Well, it had been left open, but Hercules could recognise divine intervention when he saw it. He trotted along the road now, the grainy bitumen leaving an imprint in each foot. The world was his to explore. Bright and frightening blurs of colour spun ...

Read story

Author bio

Phoebe Neighbour has not written a bio yet!