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Preston Coghill

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2025

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"The Woods Within"

Preston Coghill

Submitted to Contest #320

Blair had always found comfort in the woods.As a child, he’d run barefoot through the pine needles behind his family’s cabin in western North Carolina, chasing fireflies and whispering secrets to the trees. The woods were his sanctuary, a place where the world quieted, and he could hear his own heartbeat. His mother used to say, “The forest listens better than most people.” Blair believed her.But that was before everything changed.Before the crime that stole his family in one brutal sweep. Before the silence became deafening. Before the wood...

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"Out of the Woods"

Preston Coghill

Submitted to Contest #320

"Out of the Woods" Michael had always been the dependable one. The one who showed up early, stayed late, and never asked for much. He was the friend who listened more than he spoke, the employee who never questioned orders, the son who followed the path laid out for him. On the surface, it looked like stability. But inside, it felt like suffocation.He lived in a small apartment in a city that never felt like home. His job in corporate logistics paid the bills but drained his spirit. His social circle was a patchwork of people who liked the v...

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