Ricky DS

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Incident” by Ricky DS

Submitted to Contest #3

I never thought I’d see my home again after the incident. I’ve been away for almost two years—running, screaming, and fighting. There is probably nothing left there. Nothing. Nothing at all. Even the word nothing carries no emotional charge. No worry or regret … it is what it is, and we all have to do deal with it. Well, everyone who is still alive has to do deal with it. The underground tube barely makes it to a halt, screeching and scraping to the platform.‘We’re here,’ I shout, pushing myself up from a tube seat and brushing off dust … or...

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“Mia's Bloody Birthday” by Ricky DS

Submitted to Contest #1

Today is chaos. Planning a child’s birthday is harder than flying a man to the moon, in my opinion. So much can go wrong and probably will, but as a mother, I will try and pull off a great birthday party. Being a single parent, working full time, and raising a child has its difficulties, and today is one of them. Today is the only day I’ve had to prepare, which is horrible because my daughter’s birthday is tomorrow. Tomorrow! The first thing is buying all the necessary supplies from the shops. I park my car at the Westfield parking lot in ...

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