Robert Scott

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

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“Cacophonous Despair, Hopeful Silence” by Robert Scott

Submitted to Contest #255

“Thank you for speaking with us, but we would like to find a candidate with more experience.”          The words hung in the air as Carson quietly thanked the interviewer for his time. There was little else said as he was shown out; just a “Good Luck.”          “Why bother responding?” Carson thought to himself. He walked in silence to his car, but the outward silence was inaudible to Carson as the rejection sat in his ears. The sounds of the ...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Robert Scott

Submitted to Contest #248

Mud flew into the air. Puddles splashed the bushes on the side of the path. The horse’s breath poured out of its mouth in puffs of steam, and in the saddle a worried father looked down at his son, bundled in blankets and still shivering. They were riding deep into the woods. The stormy clouds obscured the moon, and Edward could hardly see the path in the lamplight, but there was little time. He could not slow down.            Through the dead trees, the flickering lights of a house ...

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