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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020
Submitted to Contest #40
If it weren’t for the nightly specials that made their drinks the cheapest on the block, Tatum’s Tavern probably would’ve closed years ago. Their pizzas were tinted orange from the layer of grease swimming on top of them. The beers on-tap would stay cold but they’d go flat if they sat idle for more than a few minutes. Every other step you took your shoes would slightly stick to the floor. Odds are that you wouldn’t want to see their report card from their health inspection but after a few cheap drinks odds are you wouldn’t care too much anyw...
Submitted to Contest #39
The stars were spinning above me and the ground was turning to mush beneath my back. The crisp air on the clear night didn’t do much to help my revival. Maybe I was a lightweight when it came to alcohol but I didn’t drink that much out here. That keg had for sure been watered down. If one of the other high school seniors had brought it then it might as well have just been yeast-flavored water. There was a high-pitched breeeee sound ringing deep inside of my ears and an acidic taste knocking at the inside of my sternum. Oh God, please don’t l...
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