Timothy Duncan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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3 Stories

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“Mrs. Paulson” by Timothy Duncan

Submitted to Contest #101

With her cornmeal mush halfway to her lips, Lily’s dumpy hand clenched and stopped. She sucked in her lips and pushed her eyebrows as high as they would go. She waited. It rattled again and thudded. Something shattered nearby. Her mother stiffened. “Benedict!” she whispered. Her voice choked and fell to a hiss. The lamp flickered, making shadows jump helter-skelter around the kitchen. Slowly, Bendy pulled himself up and groped at the coat beside the door. Lily’s stomach knotted to see him reach for that warm, dark leather coat – in such ...

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“The Eve” by Timothy Duncan

Submitted to Contest #74

Victoria sat as Queen on the throne. A pound sterling brought home as much food or clothing as £122 can today. Yet still the winter of 1860 was a hard one for some. It was the 31st of December. “Papa!” Emeralda cried, skipping barefoot from stone to stone. Peter watched her from the kitchen doorway. She danced up to the farmhouse and flung her arms around him. Peter wiped his floured hands on his shirt and squeezed the little girl. She let out a short chuckle of glee and looked up into the old man’s face. She suddenly stopped short. “What’...

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“The Tally” by Timothy Duncan

Submitted to Contest #74

Alicia brushed the snow from the fur on her hood and stamped noisily on the rough pine floor. She heaved the bucket she was carrying onto the hook above the fire. The chunks of snow in the pail hesitated for a second, then fell lower and began to shrink and disappear. Alicia tossed a log into the flames and stood clapping her hands in the weak heat. She raised her eyes to the ceiling and mouthed a few words in prayer. Reverently, she lifted a hunting knife from the mantel and fingered the faded letters on the handle. “Where are you, James?...

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