Sam Reeves

“Where there was once peace, now lies chaos” by Sam Reeves

Amanda’s face lit up at the sight of a tattered green Peugeot rumbling it’s way down her street. Through the windscreen she could see her best friend’s smile that matched her own. Doranne pulled up at the curbside and barely had the handbrake on before she flung the door open and raced over to Amanda. They wrapped each other up in a tight hug, threatening to never let go. “I can’t believe I finally get to see you in person again!” Doranne squealed. “Tell me about it! I had to go a whole year without squishing this face!” Amanda playfully...

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“Become One with Art” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #97

“You do realise this is a massive scam, right?” I said as we walked up to the entrance. The building loomed over us with a grandiose only achievable by those that had been around for hundreds of years. It’s magnificence changed the air around it. The stone steps spilled from the front door out in all directions, sweeping in as many people as possible. “Oh my God, you are such a misery guts! This is real! So many people have gone through it and seen what it’s like. Aren’t you curious?” Chiara replied, a wistful smile on her face as she turn...

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“Funhouse Horrors” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #93

Arriving at the gates with her mum’s hand in her right, and her dad’s hand in her left, a little girl craned her neck up to see the full scale of the entrance in front of her. A large archway was framed by a red and yellow striped banner wound around the wiry frame. A matching canvas sheet spanned the distance left to right between the archway and the walls that contained the park where the carnival was set. These banners announced the name of the carnival in big fancy letters, placed diagonally across the material.  “The Shadow Carni...

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“Welcome to the New Age” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #80

“Shit.” Miranda flapped her hand out of the warm bed covers, trying desperately to shut up her back-up alarm clock. The bright light glared 4:15am. Looks like she had overslept which was becoming the norm. Miranda had struggled over the last few weeks of winter to make her 4am start. She stumbled out of bed, fumbled around in the near-dark to get herself dressed and headed out the door of her first floor apartment. Miranda walked the damp pavements of her beloved city, taking in a deep breath of fresh air and watched it puff out of her mou...

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“The Brutality within the Beauty of Nature” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #77

If you were to stand by my side right now and look out from the lightly rotting cabin window, over the forest that’s been blanketed in snow, you might think this place to be peaceful. Maybe even idyllic. You might feel warm and safe, sitting in that old rocking chair in front of the crackling fire. Paired with a warm mug of tea and that old tartan blanket thrown over your lap. You might watch the fresh snowflakes falling down, dancing through the air. Or, you might even grab a good book and really curl up in this little log cabin, miles from...

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“Goodbye, Old Elizabeth” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #75

Everyone tells you how important it is to remember. Everyone tells you the days or the moments that are special, and you’ll be grateful to look back on in the years to come. No one ever tells you, that sometimes, it’s ok not to remember. 22nd FebruaryOk, so my name is Elizabeth Monaghugh and I have lost my memory. I was told to keep this journal by my doctors as it may help me remember something. Right now, I know my name and where I live. That’s it. The doctors told me I was found alone on a road, near some forest. Apparently, I’v...

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“The power struggle of Man and Parrot” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #73

For the third time this week Elliot had been woken up by that goddamn bird. When he promised Maisie he would look after Topaz for her while she went away he expected it to be a lot simpler than this. Rubbing his hands down his face with frustration, and trying to wake up, he dragged himself out of bed and headed downstairs to the lounge. After the first creak of his foot on the landing the bird started going crazy as she knew her next shift of annoying Elliot had just begun. “Gooooooooood morning!” She squawked in Maisie’s voice, as if it ...

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“The Elders’ Vision” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #69

It was that time of year again. Those who had been dispatched were slowly trickling back through the town gates to return to their home life for the brief few weeks. This was the start Summer Celebrations in the Elvish town of Alari; filled with laughter, loved ones, food and drink. For the rest of the year the working Elves would be dispatched to human households to teach them the secret to happiness. Most say it’s an incredibly difficult job, especially when they are only paired with human adults, but if they work with a family, they say a...

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“The Magic of the Sun and Moon” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #68

This would be our one-hundredth sunrise together. And it would be beautiful.We were out on one of our famous hikes, one we did every year. Jess and I, we had a bucket list of walks we wanted to do. This was just another one to tick off our lists – Seventy miles.We had left our homes in a quaint town where community mattered and simple lives were led. Our destination was a quarry town where Jess’ grandparents lived. We figured we would hike out to see them, enjoy the walk and spend a week or two with the grandparents and hike home again. Soun...

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“The Illusive Scroll” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #67

“Come on lads! Put your backs into it!” I was getting tired of their lazy attitude. If they think this ship can steer itself then what the hell would I need them for?! My patience is wearing thin for them lot. I just need to get to my treasure. I have already wasted so much time trying to find this powerful scroll all because other pirates wanted to lead me on a jolly and send me in the wrong direction and after the wrong treasure. I don’t care about the Fountain of Youth or Cortés’ Treasure; those are for pirate plebs! I’m after the real ...

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“A big pack of jelly babies, and a tiny result-altering plastic bag.” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #66

Suzie arrived at the school’s athletics track to chat with her friends before tonight’s training at the Running Club. She had known the four of them since their first day at school and they’ve been inseparable ever since. John and Ernie were long-distance runners and always excelled at the annual cross-country. Lily and Rob were the cutest couple of the school, always joined at the hip. By the sounds of their constant, but mostly harmless, bickering they sounded like an old married couple! “Hey guys. I just remembered the 400m race is two ...

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“A not-so-romantic date night” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #65

“Hey, I have a great idea!” Daniel says excitedly to his girlfriend over the phone, “We should spend tomorrow night camped out at Witchwood Graveyard. It’s supposed to be a full moon, we can have a picnic and it’ll be really romantic”. They had both been working part-time around their university studies so Saturday nights were the only chance they got to spend some quality time together. Lexi was nervous about this idea as she had heard about all sorts of weird happenings at Witchwood… but nothing terrible had happened there and, anyway, she...

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