Timothy Cooper

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“The Winner” by Timothy Cooper

Submitted to Contest #157

"I won!" Ava DiMateo squealed to the heavens, clutching her check between her hands. Glenn Doyle's eyes involuntarily bulged out of his face at the high-pitched tone of Ava's gloat. And then they half-masted as Ava lowered her voice into a throaty purr. "Again." She thrust the check against her chest as if she were trying to wrap it around her whole body, wiggling like a warm lover.     Glenn glared at Ava with sizzling jealousy. He was a hairy yet balding 38-year-old with glasses, short and stout. His...

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“City of Destruction” by Timothy Cooper

Submitted to Contest #153

   I woke up after a seven and a half hour flight just before we landed. The movement of the other passengers standing up to remove their baggage from the overhead compartments had awakened me, although there weren’t very many of us onboard. Silently, we followed each other one by one past the gloomy flight attendants as they mumbled their farewells. Thankfully, I had not brought very many bags with me because I was not planning to stay here in this foreign country for long. That meant I could bypass baggag...

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Author bio

I'm a 40-something-year-old veteran hailing from the state of Michigan. Writing has always been my passion, ever since I can remember, right along with swimming, dancing and cooking. Over the past decade or so, however, I struggled with several medical and mental conditions, depression and alcoholism included, combined with domestic abuse and homelessness and a few other personal issues that have distracted me from those things that used to bring me so much joy. Now that I am coming up on four months of sobriety and have a new lease on life, I am regaining new inspirations. This is my attempt to get back to my writing without having to do it alone. I am only hoping that I'm not so out of practice that my talent has become too stale. In any case, it's an honor to be a part of this amazing, talented community, and it's so nice to have more positive things to focus on! Happy reading, and here's to miracles, new beginnings and many more years to come!