VJ Hamilton

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

Stories (62)

62 Stories

2640 karma pts

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“Crush” by VJ Hamilton

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #101

It’s late spring in New England, and the sun is warm syrup pouring down, making hikers sticky and hot. Hair clings to Tessa’s temples like scum at the lake’s waterline. The seventh-grade class vibrates with excitement on their field trip and she scrambles to keep up. They carry logbooks and at the gurgling brook everyone halts to record observations. She writes: “Small fish came to my hand and touched me with their noses and rushed away. I think I scared them.” Then they’re off again tramping through scrubland. When the teacher’s back is tur...

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“Winds of Change” by VJ Hamilton

🏆 Winner of Contest #45

A young man, his head full of easy, random thoughts, cycled to his friend’s house. He rang the doorbell and heard the muffled tones of Winchester Cathedral resounding within. No answer. Pat – pat – pat. Drops of rain began to speckle the concrete stairs and his T-shirt. He leaned back and squinted skywards. The low elephantine clouds threatened a major dump. He peered inside, looking for movement on the other side of the lace curtains. Damn, Bo had said to come right over. He pulled out his phone and saw Bo’s text: “Getting nacho stuff. On ...

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Author bio

Hm, I hear the siren call of NaNoWriMo! Anyone else joining the challenge?

Winning 2 stories 🏆

Contest #250

Rhymes with Pepsi – read story

Contest #45

Winds of Change – read story

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #101

Crush – read story