Steven C Cochran

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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“The Blotch” by Steven C Cochran

Submitted to Contest #275

The cooing outside her window woke Eleanor at seven in the morning. She was having a well-deserved lie-in after scrubbing the bathroom tiles with a toothbrush until 1 AM. Her sister, Clarissa, was visiting in a few hours, and she wanted everything spotless. She would never hear the end of it if Clarissa spotted even a crumb on the floor. The pigeons were having a chat about whatever pigeons chat about. Eleanor stormed out of bed and made her way to the living room, throwing open the curtains. “Bugger off, you dirty feathered rats!”&nbsp...

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“Storm’s a Brewin’” by Steven C Cochran

Submitted to Contest #269

“We interrupt this program to bring you this important update,” said the voiceover as a loud alert sounded, which woke Walter up. He had fallen asleep watching a late-afternoon rerun of his favourite police drama. “Geez, what the hell’s going on?” he said as he sat up, looking for his glasses. “Where did I put the damn things?” he said as he finally found them on top of his head. A live radar map of southern Florida showed a giant hurricane was about to make landfall. “That wasn’t supposed to hit us. What the hell happened?” The weather team...

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