Scott Dutkus

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

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“Esmeralda's Red Shawl” by Scott Dutkus

Submitted to Contest #144

1. The metal box rattled as she picked it up off the attic floor. Her fingers left marks in the dust frozen in time on the outside of the green-tinted box. Shaking it, she tried to guess it’s contents. “Coins? No, it sounds like one item. A pen? One of Uncle Pat’s war medals? Maybe a magic diamond that will make me rich and I can move to Ireland and become a sheep farmer?” She chuckled at the last guess.  Looking at the latch she saw a dial lock, 4 digits, all sitting on 0.  “Let’s see, Uncle Pat wore...

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History, hockey, high fantasy, and travel fanatic. Please visit my travel blog: https://www.beyondlastweek.com