Sharon Harris

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“A Cup of Suspicion” by Sharon Harris

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #128

Warning - If you accept your invitation to this tea party, there will be mentions of poison and murder. It starts at 3.30pm GMT. Don’t be late.Why had Hazel invited the taxman to tea? Was he the next to suffer, like they had? Last month she’d asked the planning officer who’d refused to let her build a conservatory, the month before that, it had been the headmistress who’d given Billy a detention.There was a pattern, but only Jude could see it. The other friends (or were they victims?) thought Hazel was a darling to invite such a range of peo...

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“A Long Way” by Sharon Harris

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #124

“Let him through!” Zac’s new friend bellowed, standing up and bumping his head on the baggage locker above him. They’d just touched down and the passengers were desperate to get off the plane.“Come ON,” hissed Luke, shoving Zac into the aisle. “Move!” he added to the man who’d snored through the whole flight from Istanbul.Passengers in the front seats were stretching, glancing Zac’s way in annoyance. He looked away, embarrassed. He’d only started talking to Luke later in the flight when violent air turbulence over the Alps sent him sprawling...

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“Stage Door” by Sharon Harris

Submitted to Contest #123

I like to watch from the wings as you settle into the stalls, your faces upturned and expectant, your hands fiddling with your programmes and your numbered seats. There are no opera glasses for you, not here, not this close. I can see your ties, scarves, bracelets - trinkets of the real world - until the house lights dim and the leaping of the trumpets begin, and those trinkets disappear into the gentle darkness.I’m not on stage until scene two, but I’m dressed, waiting for the knock on my dressing room door. I put my mask on – carefully, so...

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Author bio

I’m currently writing my first crime novel and experiencing the highs and lows that come with it! I write short stories for fun and to improve my writing. I live in SW UK, on the stunning Jurassic Coast. I’m really excited that my second story “A Long Way” was shortlisted and has been featured on a great podcast unpublishednotunknown.com - episode 22.

Shortlisted 2 stories ⭐️

Contest #128
A Cup of Suspicion – read story
Contest #124
A Long Way – read story