Tony Thatcher

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

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“These Are The Rules ” by Tony Thatcher

Submitted to Contest #135

23.59.57, 58, 59, Go! I had exactly four minutes and thirty seconds. According to my contact, that is how long the civic surveillance system would take to refresh its memory and connections. But was it a trap? Would the predatory cameras really suspend their scanning? Running from the alley, I knelt and switched to the drill I had practised until it was instinct. Matt grey paint, brush, work left to right and keep moving. I knew I could cover the yellow stripes disfiguring five metres of pavement before I had to be back in hiding. Surely som...

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