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Charles Burgess

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2019

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Twin Resolutions

Submitted to Contest #25

Twin Resolutions     “Rain, I’ll tell you about rain, I remember when I used to drive a cab and it would start raining in Chicago.  Driving down Wabash Avenue, I might as well stick the windshield wiper in my ass!”     Brad Upton had the usual self-satisfying look under his grey peppered mustache that his twin granddaughters had seen many times along with the antics that went along with his stories. His charm came from his gruff voice like an old Sea Captain. His little tales w...

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Back Under the Bridge

Submitted to Contest #9

Back Under the Bridge The smell of smoke was stronger than the bat dung stench that Julie was used to in late afternoons. “Tom, do they have a barrel fire going near the park over there,” Julie pointed to the east side of the underpass were she and a friend named Tom were sitting on her sleeping bag, “not sure,” he answered. A man that neither of them had seen before came running from the park area with his torn flannel shirt on fire, screaming and waving his arms. Tom jumped up and tackled him and rolled with him in the dirt ...

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