Randolph Pierce

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Finders Keepers” by Randolph Pierce

Submitted to Contest #215

Being a good, loyal member of the parish served by the local Catholic church, Spencer Wood again found himself coming forward to help when needed. In his late 50s, while life was presenting more challenges related to the inevitability of growing older, Spencer felt he was capable enough in regard to his mind and body to make a meaningful contribution of his time and energy. The tray full of bills, sorted by denomination, each stack held secure with a triangular metal clip, stared up at ...

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“Frosty Stop Encounter” by Randolph Pierce

Submitted to Contest #110

Frosty Stop Encounter Semis, box trucks, RVs, rusted old pickups, tour buses, passenger cars like the one I was driving, several dozens of all of them, stretching beyond sight in both directions, are all but motionless ahead of and behind us with the cloudless-sky sun converting this spacious Mercury Marquis into a human-occupied oven. Upon coming to a complete rest at one juncture, we got out and looked ahead and back but quickly returned to our immobile shady shelter. &nb...

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“Recognizing Him” by Randolph Pierce

Submitted to Contest #79

It is him. I know it is him. That scowl, those eyes. How can two brothers be so different? The television camera did not stay focused on him for more than 10 seconds but there is no doubt it was him. The husky body, the dark clothes, the pale skin tone, everything matched even though it had been since two Christmases back that I had seen him in person. What possessed him, I flashed back, when he was only three years old, to go after one of my buddies with a...

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“Needing to Adapt” by Randolph Pierce

Submitted to Contest #59

With a fresh day-before haircut, a brand-new tan suit and his favorite red clip-on tie, Jeremy felt ready for the new job. As he got out of his car to enter the office, his eyes caught a female blonde, perhaps in her teens or early twenties, strolling about a half a block away on the sidewalk, tilting her head back and consuming something out of a strawless large paper cup. Greeted by Nina behind the counter at the office, he was surprised by her gasp and reaction, “You look like you’re going to chur...

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“Beyond My Control” by Randolph Pierce

Submitted to Contest #58

Based on previous experience, much deliberation and a confidence that is unshakable, James enters the casino knowing that the $300 in his pocket will grow exponentially by the time he leaves there. Scanning around, he waits until his inner self senses one of the machines calling to him, summoning his extrasensory power to determine where his success can be found. He convinces himself this time he will not get carried away and act foolishly with his money. He cannot afford to do this. A deep breath and he moves toward the middle one in a row...

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