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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021
Submitted to Contest #281
For two decades, nobody dared to buy or enter the house. The town whispered tales of how they always knew something was off with the past owners. That they simply never voiced their opinions. But those people only know the partial truth. The snippets of information they could drag out of the police reports, some drama passed on by the nosy neighbors. Every person has their theories about what happened. I am the sole one who knows the entire story. Four hands planted me with the promise of a love ever growing. As my seeds fell into the b...
Submitted to Contest #213
“Excuse me Joshua but I seem to be stuck on this wall,” a voice says behind me. I look at my manuscript, now over five hundred pages long, and put down my pen. How long has it been since I’ve had a visitor? The wood floor creaks underneath me as I place two hands on my desk and push myself up. As I turn around, nobody is at my door. Am I imagining things? “Not there. Up here!” I swivel my head to the right and see that a woman’s face is, indeed, on my wall. She seems to be trapped behind glass. Is she real? I shuffle over and analyze her gre...
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