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Ruth Simms

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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BEHIND THE HORROR :The True Terror of Theme Park Halloweens

Weekly Contest #188

BEHIND THE HORROR The True Terror of Theme Park Halloweens So, what was the catch? You must sign a non-disclosure agreement. I read the add: “Can you stay in a room filled with hundreds of giant hissing cockroaches? Would you enjoy lying in a glass coffin while dozens of live rats crawled on you? Do you have screws surgically implanted in your head to support metal spikes? If you have any of these or similar qualifications, there’s a job for you at one of the country’s largest Halloween events…” As a writer who likes to pick up odd...

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So, Just Bite Him.

Weekly Contest #186

SO, JUST BITE HIM   “ I hear he’s going to be at the party tonight.”“Yes! Go for it girl!”“Stop it! If I spend too much time thinking about him, I'll freeze when I see him and won't be able to say a word.”“So, don’t think about him.”“But then. . . when I see him, what will I say?”“Like I said, don’t think about him.”“But here’s the thing, when I see him, I need to say something witty and charming. Something to capture his attention…”“So, what will you say?”“I know! I'll say, Beat billy oatin dotin bo bo be deaten dotten. Becau...

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