Tom Skye

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2023

Stories (19)

19 Stories

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“Replicant Rivalries” by Tom Skye

Submitted to Contest #210

Roger Darley puffed away at his pipe as he stared at a curious pattern of early-evening sunlight scattered on the wall above his wife's head. The sporadic wavy lines and circles had puzzled him for twenty minutes, and he had refrained from asking for aid in solving the mystery. Outside, a series of clinks and scrapes of metal-on-metal could be heard, accompanied by melodic screams at high pitch. Not distracted, Roger continued to ponder the wall before deducing that the pattern's origin was a series of brown streaks and stains on the glass c...

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“The Moon Makes People Crazy” by Tom Skye

Submitted to Contest #205

The Moon Makes People CrazyI sit beneath the capital in Southwark station at approximately 10:15 pm. A full moon drenches the city above in glorious white while I make shapes in the underground shadows cast over the walls and floor around me. I am in a room on a bench by the most westerly tunnel at the far end of the track. The closed book in my hand is Bertrand Russell's, A History of Western Philosophy. It is a dense book and almost impossible to follow, but I enjoy being seen with it in my hand or on my table at Starbucks. The cover ...

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“The Vengeful Haunting of Ernest by Best-Friend Ivan” by Tom Skye

Submitted to Contest #202

I put sensitive content to play it safe, but that warning is a stretch. Just some ghostly stuff. The Vengeful Haunting of Ernest by Best-Friend Ivan Autumn had begun browning the hedge much earlier that year. This captured Ernest’s attention, as he meticulously hosed his lawn from corner to corner, and was the first fresh thought to interrupt his graft since he had found Ivan motionless on his potato patch next door two weeks prior. The days since had been tough, but the variegated darkening of the leaves offered a timely distraction f...

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“Love Wouldn't Melt” by Tom Skye

Submitted to Contest #200

Evan averts his eyes upwards as he meanders through Queen Victoria square tightly grasping Chloe's hand. It looks like 20-25 fresh melts in the square that day, dotted sporadically from corner to corner, each illuminated by the moonlight. The thick Yorkshire clouds had cleared at approximately 2:15 pm against forecast, and those misled had met their end."Don't look sweetheart" he says. "Come quickly". Unable to hold his averted gaze, it strays back to the melts and he and is stung with a familiar guilt. His late father's voice pierces him: "...

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Author bio

Just enjoying this whole process really. I love the writing and I love the feedback. It's brilliant learning from all the amazing on stuff by others as well. If anyone wants to reach me for additional chat about the work, I'm on Birchual@hotmail.com. I'm happy to do my best to critique anyone's stories.

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #219
Prison Chip – read story