A.J. Eckardt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Beyond” by A.J. Eckardt

Submitted to Contest #239

"Gowen! Gaiya!!”“Sorry Kamali!” called two little voices in unison. A pair of small figures emerged from behind a covered wagon, part of a caravan of travelers that had stopped for a brief rest in the middle of a quiet dirt road.Kamali's hand found his tall wandering staff nestled beside him on the wagon seat, and with a fluid motion, he rose and descended to the ground. As he approached the two younglings, there was an almost ethereal quality to his movement, as if he glided effortlessly. Every step he took exuded grace and poise, each move...

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“New Existence” by A.J. Eckardt

Submitted to Contest #48

“Elijah! Elijah! Are you okay?”I hear a voice, dully cutting through the ringing in my ears, but I don’t recognize the name it’s calling for. I’m disoriented. Smoke fills my lungs and my vision is blurry as I slowly regain consciousness.” “We need to get out of here, now!” The same voice calls out, “This whole place is going to collapse on top of us!” A blurry figure comes into focus, standing over me, hand extended. She stands at medium height and exudes a strong sense of confidence. Her long dark hair, resembling t...

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“LARK” by A.J. Eckardt

Submitted to Contest #47

You open your eyes, but you may as well have kept them shut. Shrouded in a blanket of darkness, you blink, but you can’t quite make out where you are now.Fuck! you think to yourself, I’ve finally gone and Cut six feet under! Your heart sinks like a rock plummeting through the depths of a cold murky lake and your blood freezes over as your head begins to spin. You’re sure you might die here this time. But just before you lose yourself in a fit of despair, you somehow manage to come to your senses. You shake your head to clear ...

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Author bio

I'm just a guy who owns a couple of dogs and sometimes wish we could swap places.