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S. F. Brooke

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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A Soldier, a Grave, and the Missed Bus

S. F. Brooke

Submitted to Contest #49

“Wait!” Mel called, pumping her arms as she ran in her boots. Seeing the Greyhound bus taking off — without her on it — made her heart plummet into her stomach. She gave up the chase and stomped her foot, not unlike a five-year-old. “I’m guessing you missed the bus?” A man’s soft voice questioned. Mel turned, brushing her brown hair away from her face. A man she didn’t notice the first time was sitting under the eave of the bus stop. He had a gentle face, kind grey eyes, and an Army uniform on. He looked to be about...

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An Eight-Minute Hero

S. F. Brooke

Submitted to Contest #48

An Eight-Minute Hero “Josh,” people ask, “Why do you do this job?” I respond, “I do it because for eight minutes I can be that hero that I dreamed I could be when I was a little kid.” When I was young, people told me I could be anything I wanted to be. I wanted to be a superhero, a crimefighter, and a police officer all rolled into one. Turns out… that’s a lie — a great big fat one. Reality kicked in somewhere around my teen years where one starts to realize what one can and can’t do. I realized that I couldn’t b...

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