Sam Hollis

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Vein” by Sam Hollis

Submitted to Contest #273

‘Don't tell anyone,’ Taff Wallace half-whispered to his assistant, Brienne Sykes. ‘But the Prime Minister is going to resign.’ His eyebrows bent along with his head, and the purplish vein buried deep inside his forehead’s skin looked fit to burst. It took a moment for Brienne to take in this information, for the stale aroma of morning coffee had just wafted out of Taff's mouth and into her nostrils. They flared and she flinched, and in doing so her boss, the Head of Communications at Number 10, stepped back. &nbsp...

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“Parachute” by Sam Hollis

Submitted to Contest #110

We have plenty of time, I tell my car in my head as I leave my house, we'll get there. I approach it with my keys in my hand, I feel my tie a little too tight around my neck - coffee will do that to you. My neighbour, Alan, looks at me from across the road with a far too cheerful smile. I mean, it's not his fault, he has no idea where I'm off to. I won't ruin his mood. ‘Where’re you off to?’ He asks me as he washes his Reliant Robin. ‘Just off to see someone,’ I respond, ‘and I’ll probably get there a lot faster than you would in my normal...

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