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Jim Holley

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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Point Man

Point Man by Jim Holley 1,334 words Chris was becoming more nervous as he thought about the upcoming patrol. Standing nearly 6 ft tall in height, with dark brown hair and blue eyes, he was a handsome figure, but now he was noticeably quieter than ever before. Something was bothering him as he nervously thought about this upcoming patrol. This was his 5th time being point man for his platoon and he wondered if his time was running out. He considered himself now a seasoned Vietnam combat veteran. He had proven himself in battle many times ...

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Mission to Planet Earth

Weekly Contest #210

Mission to Planet Earth by Jim Holley Freda was yelling in excitement. “This is unbelievable. I picked up a “ping” from a distant world. “Badar”, she exclaimed as she reached out to her commander”,” I believe I can isolate the “ping and can determine where the sound is emanating from, but it may take a little time on finding it’s source” The spaceship’s crew had boarded and take off had already safely taken place. There were so many missions, searching in near and sometimes distant worlds.. But these searches were just wild dreams and ev...

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Point Man

Point man By Jim Holley 1968 and it was the Tet Offensive in Viet Nam. And in Phuoc Tuy Province, the casualties have been heavy. Chris was becoming more nervous at the thought of the upcoming patrol, a search-and-destroy mission. Standing 6 ft in height, with dark brown hair and blue eyes, he was a handsome figure but now, he was being more quiet than before. On each new patrol, he found himself folding his hands in prayer. He felt better praying. Something was bothering him and he nervously thought about this upcoming patrol. This was his ...

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Deer Season

Weekly Contest #203

Deer Season By Jim Holley Michael was kneeling motionless behind the fallen tree, only his eyes moving. He was holding his Dad's Remington 30-06-caliber rifle with a mounted scope. The firearm, over 40 years old, would easily pass for new. Michael was perfectly camouflaged and he blended totally with his surroundings. His dad had taught him everything about surviving in the wilderness. Often, his mother chastised him for training their son so rigorously. "He's not an Army Ranger," she would say. Michael's dad instructed him in all skill...

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Point Man

Weekly Contest #161

Point man Billy was getting nervous. This was his 5th time being the point man for his platoon, and he wondered if his time was running out. He would consider himself now, a seasoned Viet-Nam combat veteran. Being point man on a patrol was the most dangerous position of all on a recon mission. He was only 18 years old but old beyond his years. He thought now he knew all the Viet Cog tricks. Billy’s job was to alert the patrol of an impending ambush. He would be looking for any movement, not even a blade of grass that was not natural and an...

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Deer Season

Weekly Contest #158

Deer Season By Jim Holley Michael was kneeling motionless behind the fallen tree, only his eyes moving. He was holding his Dad's Remington 30-06-caliber rifle with a mounted scope. The firearm, over 40 years old, would easily pass for new. Michael was perfectly camouflaged and he blended totally with his surroundings. His dad had taught him everything about surviving in the wilderness. Often, his mother chastised him for training their son so rigorously. "He's not an Army Ranger," she would say. Michael's dad instructed him in all skill...

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