Zack Powell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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“1 A.M.” by Zack Powell

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #119

Content warning: sensitive content“Listen, this isn’t a long story,” Tom said, nursing his sixth beer while the rest of us had yet to finish our second. He lifted his drink, polished it off, gestured to the bartender. A bottle clinked open behind me. When Tom returned to our table, fresh drink cradled in both hands, he looked first at Chet, then Vick, then me. Slurring, he said, “But it isn’t a happy one either, this story.”Tom was usually reserved, a speak-when-spoken-to kind of guy, but when he drank his voice got this wild, belligerent to...

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Man of many words, master of none. Occasional writer. 29, LGBTQ+, Gryffindor. I have no clue what I'm doing, and I'm loving every second of it. Hobbies: Reading, writing, collecting rejection letters. Personal favorite stories: 🦑 Poor Unfortunate Souls 🔦 Perdidos 📝 Resolutions for the Great Full email: zdpowell94@gmail.com Copyright © 2023 Zack Powell - All Rights Reserved. Using content without written permission is prohibited.

Winning 5 stories 🏆

Contest #198
Multiple Choice – read story
Contest #163
10 Ways to Explain Your Husband's Death to Your Son – read story
Contest #157
Wish You Were Here – read story
Contest #143
What Happens in Vegas – read story
Contest #131
Love Ain't Blind, Grief Is – read story

Shortlisted 7 stories ⭐️

Contest #187
The Many Lives of Oberon – read story
Contest #179
Resolutions for the Great Full – read story
Contest #150
Hana, Hanako, Hanabi – read story
Contest #148
The Storm of the Decade – read story
Contest #134
The Mistakes We've Made – read story