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2 months ago | reedsy.com | Nicholas Litchfield |Karen Siddall

GUNFIRE rang out, dispersing the huddle of pedestrians congregating along the peripheries of the cordoned-off street. Blood splattered across the sidewalk, and the panicked movie executive gave a full-blooded shriek and clutched his left arm. The second bullet had found its mark, biting into the flesh just below his shoulder. A split second before the handgun barked a third time, the executive dived to the ground like a stuntman might.

Nov 20, 2024 | reedsy.com | Jackson Banks |Rosalie Rayburn

Journalist Digger Doyle thought she was in for a routine assignment when she accompanied her partner, Maria, to report on a wind energy site in New Mexico. But everything changes when Maria’s colleague and close friend, Rep. Carmen Lawlor, is found dead beneath one of the wind turbines. When Lawlor’s death is initially ruled a suicide, Digger’s journalistic instincts tell her something more nefarious may be afoot.

Feb 14, 2024 | reedsy.com | Jo Patti Munisteri |Alanna Kali

CHAPTER ONEMedicinesSince I was young, my elder Sicilian aunts, especially mygreat aunt Jo (Josephine Pino Munisteri) showed me howto use natural ingredients for cooking and for makingmedicines. Even home-made alcoholic drinks could beused as medicines. She was also an excellent cook. Afterher only child and husband died, she lived in and managedan apartment building in the Williamsburg section ofBrooklyn. Great aunt Jo was also a founding member ofthe seamstress union in the 1960s.

Jan 1, 2024 | reedsy.com | Paul Gorman |Jennie Louwes

"Running Down a Dream" tells the story of an author and his muse. Joan Carson was a friendly acquaintance of Paul Gorman. As their paths intersected, he had a dream that foreshadowed her death. The dream bore fruit when Joan Carson died in a skydiving accident that correlated with Paul's dream. An admitted analytical thinker, Paul couldn't shake Joan's death, the dream he had, nor the why(s) behind what made Joan skydive to begin with, especially continuing in the sport after serious injuries.

Dec 20, 2023 | reedsy.com | Abigail Smith

‘He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false.’– Benedict Spinoza The library’s bay window was a loyal companion to the world beyond; it had never strayed from the same view since its installation. The panes formed a transparent, yet altogether immovable barrier between myself and the picturesque hills outside.