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Jordan Armstrong

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

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Clockwork

Submitted to Contest #205

There’s a small joy in waking up before the alarm rings. The transition from dream to reality becomes soft, and special; waking from a dream without violence almost feels like a holiday. I smelled the sea air coming in through the western window, motivating my eyes to open, albeit with some early morning difficulty. Our home wasn’t large- upstairs master and guest bedrooms, downstairs kitchen, dining/living room- but it was beachfront property, worth every penny. I took a deep breath, enjoying the smells of the ocean- for a moment, I caugh...

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Heavy Rain, Ex-Detectives, and the Mojave Desert

Submitted to Contest #204

One, for a cruel God. The spirit burned as it snaked down my throat, conjuring memories of flames and charred corpses; a mother and father, torn from a son destined to pain. Two, for a wasted opportunity. The orphan, a prodigy; gifted, they said, and they wondered what would become of him- a mathematician, a poet, a lawyer, surely.  Three, for false promises. Alone, the men in blue comforted him, as the firemen dueled the blaze; he would be just like them, one day. Four, for the loss of innocence. Lost footage, lost...

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