Vincent Charles

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“The Dance of the Great Hornet Queen” by Vincent Charles

Submitted to Contest #63

The Dance of the Great Hornet Queen You can see them with singular focus as they move through the air lilting with the warm September breeze. Each one is returning from a personal mission gathering bounty to bestow at the feet of their glorious summer queen. And for her, they will dance until their heats weaken but for only their their comrades may know the source of such joy. And in those moments they are truly nature’s beauty. A great and constant cacophony of humming emits from their mighty fortress high in a tree amongst a field...

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“My First Romance” by Vincent Charles

Submitted to Contest #61

My first romance There’s so much to go through when clearing out an old house. The papers, the glasses, the painting and pictures and even a few old coffee cans with who-knows-what waiting patiently to be released. Of all of this, it’s the dusty old pictures that seemed to always capture Linda’s attention. Many of them would have faded dates on the back but not all. Some would have a location or event scribbled out, but not all. The pictures of weddings and baptisms were easy enough to discern but it was the more obscure ones that seemed to...

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“Destination Wichita” by Vincent Charles

Submitted to Contest #59

Destination Wichita “How far do I have to drive before I find someone I know?” That was really the question of the day for Edward as he absently stared at the tail lights 50 yards ahead of him. He was never a big fan of these long drives and this was really one for the record book. He looked down at his white knuckles gripping the wheel and tried his best to slow his breathing. It was route 70 to St. Louis and then, his destination, Wichita. With any luck he’d get there by early evening and with any more luck, he’d find his college...

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“Three Sides of Hate” by Vincent Charles

Submitted to Contest #58

It was close to 1 a.m. when Jim was finally able to let go a deep breath and watch the vertical eclipse get smaller and smaller.And as if the day itself weren’t enough, he saw a hand break the shrinking eclipse. It halted the closing doors before they were able to join together and complete their task. With a sigh, Jim held the now re-opening doors still as a stranger then slid past.“Thanks.”Jim nodded but didn’t look. He hoped the other man didn’t look either.The ‘other’, this made him chuckle to himself. This was any American city you coul...

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“Ain't Got it in Him” by Vincent Charles

Submitted to Contest #57

It’d been a long time since Jimbo had seen his family. Or at least that they’d noticed anyhow. Ever since his so-called moment in the sun, his relatives all went back to their lives in a few corners of Robertson County.The calls started to wither away too and at the same pace. It was drips and drabs. No more newsies at the door either, but he’d said enough.In front of him lay a desk blotter with a yellow sticky note carefully centered for him not to miss. The wind from the fan kept lifting the non-sticky part up and down with a rhythm some b...

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Author bio

I like working at writing fiction a lot more than likes working at working. If I'm not doing one of those, I'm probably working on my classical guitar practice.