William Flautt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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“1963” by William Flautt

Submitted to Contest #78

1963Violet walked to the front window to see what was coming into view at the edge of the high beams. “Slow down.”Her vehicle began to decelerate smoothly, but she felt nothing. Must not have heard. “Slow down,” she repeated, louder this time. Still, nothing. She frowned."Slow down!”The vehicle replied by displaying a speedometer on the smooth glass. She glanced at the screen. A number was slowly ticking down: 147…146... 145. She glanced to the side. It was dark, but the penumbra of the headlights was just enough to see s...

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“Lord Mundy’s Quest” by William Flautt

Submitted to Contest #76

Lord Mundy's Quest“Oh my heavens! What have I done?”“Please don’t tell me that’s who I think it is…”“Oh no, oh no, oh no!”“For Pete’s sake, Percival, calm down. I mean, yes, you’ve sent an arrow through his skull, so I imagine we won’t be hearing Lord Mundy's voice for a while. But we’re still talking, aren’t we? It can’t be that bad.”“So wait, can they still see our words? Will they know who’s who or where we are?”“I don’t see why not. What does a narrator do, anyway? Nothing, if you ask me. I say we change the name of this whole blasted st...

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I'm a 6th grade writing teacher who loves to read and create stories. Each week I read a bunch of submissions on here to learn what does (and doesn't!) work in a story. I usually only leave a đź‘Ť and a positive đź’¬ on stories that I genuinely liked. That said, I'm always happy to do a "critical feedback exchange." If you would like me to read one of your stories and give you critical feedback on it, just read one of mine and criticize me first (this is an invitation to be ruthless - I enjoy criticism). Oh, and don't forget to tell me the name of the story you'd like me to read. Thanks to Tom for commenting and giving me the idea: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/tom/ Reading Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6uYDbYFIX2ZI5sGp25Y0kv?si=5M2OF3OERNyRF-1jdJ8uQQ