S. R. Whitworth

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

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“Rock Bottom” by S. R. Whitworth

Submitted to Contest #267

What compels a human to pursue dangerous adventures – to pursue the unknown and risk mutilation and disability and to die tragic, horrific deaths – all in search of an adrenaline high? Alcohol, surely, would have been the safer option and the man who wedged himself between limestone would agree. He’d go back and tell his past self to forget adventure and hop down to the bar to break open a cold one with the boys instead of getting stuck between, well, a rock and a hard place. Christopher was no ordinary caver nor had this been his first acci...

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“Curtain Call” by S. R. Whitworth

Submitted to Contest #266

Hands clenched tight in hair, yanking it out by the root, as Ashley huddled in the driver’s seat of her cramped Chevrolet Cobalt. Her heart raced and sweat dripped down her pits and pooled in the creases of her shirt in the LA heat. Strands of auburn hair wrapped around her fingers and drifted, listless, in the draft from the rolled car window. That audition had been the absolute worst audition of her entire life. It was a miracle the director let her finish. No way she hadn’t completely bombed.  Every single day, it was the same thing....

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“Final Departure” by S. R. Whitworth

Submitted to Contest #265

When I die, do you think I will get wings to carry me to heaven? They say Death is an angel. Angels have wings. Do you think Death would loan me a pair, if I asked? Boarding a tube of steel bolts and carbon fibers is as close as I will get in this lifetime. Planes are terrifying and magnificent and as I walk towards my flight, I am reminded of my mom relaying the most standard phrase: “If we were meant to fly, God would’ve given us wings.” One takes off outside the roof-to-floor glass. From below, the wings and tail give visions of a cross. ...

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Author bio

I've been writing stories since I was twelve but only recently began publishing and improving in earnest. My first novel is currently being edited and edited and edited again and I hope to publish it soon. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy my short stories! Wordpress: https://srwhitworth.wordpress.com/ I post book reviews and updates on my work on my wordpress!