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Warren Brooks

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2025

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The Setup

Weekly Contest #364

Lea woke to thirteen voicemails. She sat on the bed and, through bleary eyes, accessed the first message. It was a man’s voice, deep and threatening. Six words. “I know about the Owen letter.” Lea screamed and dropped the phone. “That’s impossible!” Her flatmate Charlotte rushed into her room. “Lea, are you okay? You’re shaking. What happened?” Lea picked up the phone, punched the keypad, and put the phone on speaker. “Who was that?” Charlotte asked. “And what’s the Owen letter?” “I don’t know who it was, but as for the letter, it’s a lo...

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Deception

Weekly Contest #340

Candido remained motionless as Ray stared at him with a condescending smirk. “They are both so naive,” Ray muttered as he adjusted his bow tie. A woman’s voice called out from upstairs. “Are you ready, Ray? Darren will be here any minute.” Ray turned toward the stairs. “I couldn’t be any more ready.” He faced Candido and chuckled. “I can only imagine the looks on their faces when they wake tomorrow morning and discover the money is gone.” Despite his detached consciousness from those around him, Candido clearly disce...

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The Diamond Switch

Weekly Contest #340

Blake sat on the floor of the deserted hallway, peered inside the dimly lit jewellery store, and smiled at the thought that in a matter of minutes he will be $5 million richer. While he waited for his accomplices, he closed his eyes and thought through the events that led to this wonderful moment.A woman Blake knew only as Apate had recruited him for this task. An unusual name, but anonymity was necessary in this line of work. As the mastermind behind the operation, she was to receive an equal share of the $20 million in diamonds that would ...

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Churchill Would Be Proud

Weekly Contest #322

“How can something so simple be this hard?” Cal muttered to himself. He rested his elbows on the desk, stared at the computer screen, and shook his head. He had entered the Reedsy Short Story competition, thinking that writing a short story would be easy. But after days of racking his mind for an idea, his computer screen stared back at him with a blank expression, mocking his frustration with a blinking cursor. He’d have more success getting through to his telco and asking if they’d assist him move to another provider! His wife, Maggie, cal...

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