Shane Strode

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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“The Sixteenth Gem” by Shane Strode

Submitted to Contest #284

“What are you selling here?” Clementine asked the owner of the almost empty booth. She came to the market almost every weekend and had never seen this one before. “Oh not too much, dear,” the vendor said. “And please, do call me Faith.” “Oh, um, alright Faith,” Clementine replied. “Well not much isn’t nothing. So what is the something?” She sized up the vendor; she was wearing a long breezy skirt and a big brightly colored scarf over a more muted sweater. Her long blonde hair went past her shoulders. On one hand she looked a bit strange, and...

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“White Elephant” by Shane Strode

Submitted to Contest #283

For the first time in years Cleveland had a white Christmas - and thank God. I’ve always loved the holidays but frankly it has been miserable the last few years. Frozen rain, bad roads, that horrible icy mud that doesn’t really stick to your boots but clods and melts all over the floor. All the worst parts of winter without any of the beauty. But this year there’s snow, and I made the wise decision to take the overnight Amtrak so I didn’t even have to deal with driving the unplowed streets that come with the snow. Also, wow, it was a lot of ...

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