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Sam T.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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You deserved better

Sam T.

Submitted to Contest #47

You stared at the dingy, large, intricately designed iron gate as if in a trance, wondering how a sight so feared was something that now fueled your intrigue and fascination. It was as if the misty air and the ominous energy was calling out your name, and you were happy to oblige to the questionable beckoning. Snap out of it, you’re crazy! You scolded yourself internally, and tried to divert your attention towards the small walk leading you back home. Whatever you do, stay away from the Torrance mansion. The same warning would keep repeating...

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Please don't say anything

Sam T.

Submitted to Contest #40

I threw an urgent glance at the wall clock above the wide chalkboard while jotting down the last few words on my answer sheet. Right on time I thought, both satisfied and exhausted as I finished the test and let the pen fall from my now aching right hand. I stretched my fingers out and slumped in my seat, scanning my work one last time before hopping off my chair, handing it in and exiting the classroom. As if on autopilot, my feet dragged me towards the back of the stony building and halted when my eyes beheld the view of the large grassy e...

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A certain darkness is needed to see the stars

Sam T.

Submitted to Contest #39

I pinched the rough blades of the dry grass I lay sprawled upon between my fingers absentmindedly while gazing up at the Prussian blue sky dotted with twinkling stars, looking like tiny diamonds encrusted into it. I let out a deep breath and felt my body and mind relax further, the scent of nature engulfing me along with its natural sounds like the rhythmic chirping of crickets, which both added to the silence but also cut through it. I didn’t care that it was late at night and I snuck out through my dilapidated window, I didn’t care that th...

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