R L Garth

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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“Dougal McCoogan vs. Santa Clause” by R L Garth

Submitted to Contest #283

Dougal McCoogan had made it. Finally, after walking for weeks, through blizzards and blinding cold, he had done it. The dishevelled, skinny boy looked down on the scene below him with a definite sense of pride and smiled. The North Pole was exactly like he though it would be. No, this is not the story of a boy explorer trekking in the wilderness. That is just incidental to our tale. And the north pole Dougal was now staring at is probably not the one you have seen in pictures. I am not sure you know this, but there is in fact thr...

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“Bone Eaters” by R L Garth

Submitted to Contest #257

Castus was deep in the ancient wood, it had been a long, difficult journey, but now it was close to done. He smiled. It quickly turned to a grimace as pain shot through his face. He may never be able to see out of his left eye again, a dirty white handkerchief serving as an eye patch, wrapped roughly around his head, but as he might not live past lunch it seemed of little consequence. At least Castus thought it was morning, and from the hunger pains he felt, probably close to lunch. It seemed oddly cruel that his last meal might have been mo...

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