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Category: short story

CW Prompt: Ten Seconds

Here's a slow-motion story that covers ten seconds of real time. No internal monologue was allowed. Let me know what you think! Jerome held out his Glock 19, relaxing his right hand while maintaining the weight with his left. His right index finger extended along the rail, careful not to break the plain of the … Continue reading CW Prompt: Ten Seconds →

DM short story, Writing Leave a comment May 25, 2019May 26, 2019 2 Minutes

CW Prompt 2: FNG

With a word limit of 1K, this was a pretty open-ended prompt but with dialogue limitations. For the sake of academic limitations, I won't give the prompt but here's my result. Hope you enjoy! "Pick up your duty belt and begin to place your holster and tools along the belt as you see to be … Continue reading CW Prompt 2: FNG →

DM short story, Writing Leave a comment May 23, 2019May 26, 2019 4 Minutes

CW Class: RDR2 FanFic

I recently started working toward a certificate in Creative Writing online through Coursera just to give myself more ways to practice my writing and expand my skill set. I'll be writing quite a bit for the prompts and figured why waste it? I'll post them here without the prompts so as not to hurt any … Continue reading CW Class: RDR2 FanFic →

DM short story, Writing Leave a comment May 20, 2019May 26, 2019 3 Minutes

A Quiet Little Cattle Town by Drew Schroeder

Cal laid out the rolling paper on his lap and dropped the dried brown tobacco in it, its rich aroma filling his nostrils. He licked the paper to keep its contents tidy before he struck a match off his boot. Putting the flame to the end of the cigarette, he inhaled deeply and sucked on … Continue reading A Quiet Little Cattle Town by Drew Schroeder →

DM short story, Writing Leave a comment May 17, 2019May 26, 2019 6 Minutes

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"Don't grab him like that," Mary said sternly, pulling her son Carson away from Sam. Sam looked down at their son, seeing the red indentations left on Carson's arm. He felt something catch in his throat as he saw the boy's wet eyes fill up like the ocean tide. Sam looked up at Mary, her … Continue reading Homefront →

DM short story, Writing Leave a comment June 10, 2018 6 Minutes

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