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Shane Lagrange Lagrange

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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Death On Forgotten Beach

Shane Lagrange Lagrange

Word count: 2865 Death on Forgotte4n Beach By  Shane LaGrange WordPrompt: Start your story with a character quitting their job or getting fired. Dove Patterson sat at the breakfast table watching the clock--a Bottlecap clock and sighed. Him and his curios. Her fingernails gently tapping the light blue tablecloth. It was a Friday and her husband, Jackson, was not up yet. Her feet within her slippers began tapping the linoleum floor quickly. They talked about this. Repeatedly. Yes, he hated the neighborhood; yes, h...

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In The Darkest Hours before Dawn

Shane Lagrange Lagrange

Submitted to Contest #92

In The Darkest Hours before Dawn By Shane LaGrange Write a story set in the city where the power suddenly goes out leaving everyone in the dark. Lasing, Michigan October 22nd. Eleven fifty-eight pm.  When my world went dark. My name is John Peter Fitzgerald. Yeah, I know, but mom was big on religion. Although, when you are 6 1,” black and look like you were birthed straight out of a fitness magazine, people tend not to ribb you. Back to my point. Normally I would sleep through a small thing like a power outage. Jennifer Shaw came b...

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Lost Tome

Shane Lagrange Lagrange

Submitted to Contest #91

The Lost Tome By Shane LaGrange Set your story in a library after hours. Portland’s Greater Municipal Library. 11:45 pm A warm summer breeze blew this June night. The skies were clear and a full moon shone brightly against the Emerald City. A mysterious sight spurred one youth and his three friends to tag along. A sight he observed many a night when the moon was full. “This had better be important; worth getting me out of bed.” “You were not invited, Kendall,” Mellissa Smart said, as they approached the two-story concrete building...

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Last Train

Shane Lagrange Lagrange

Submitted to Contest #90

Last Train By Shane LaGrange Start your story with someone sitting on a crowded train and end it with them looking over beautiful natural scenery. William Morriss, fifty, and balding, glanced nervously at this watch for the umpteenth time, as the train raced along its tracks. He momentary took a look at a mother and her two children, a boy and a girl. Lulled to sleep by the swaying motion of the train, her arms were around them. Next to him, a young man in torn jeans. He was twilling a skateboard on its end. Morriss could tell he was a...

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Double Edge Cut

Shane Lagrange Lagrange

Submitted to Contest #79

Double Edge Cut By Shane LaGrange Prompt: Write about someone who discovered the only family member they have left has just betrayed them. Marcia Trotter felt like someone had just taken a bat to her stomach. Her sister Lynn was about to be married after a yearlong engagement. Her other sister Sarah was very happy to pass along an invitation after meeting on Facebook. She has never been to Massachusetts and the seaside wedding seemed perfect. Dan Trotter was a professor and La Cross couch at the collage. No expense spared to make this ...

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The Binding

Shane Lagrange Lagrange

Submitted to Contest #78

The Binding By Shane LaGrange Prompt: Set your story at a convention for a hobby most people have never heard of. Ding. The quiet beep from David Henning’s phone told him, certain events around his area. Namely comic conventions. Twenty years old and he still read them. His highlight of the month was UPS bringing a parcel of superheroes, one-shots, and specialty comics. Much better than going to the local comic store. His phone rang to the tune of Tubular Bells. A video call was coming in. His lock screen was a picture of his girl...

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