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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022
Submitted to Contest #154
A warm glow washed over Steven as he entered the foyer of the Forward Company's launch facility. Images of a happy family barbeque, children playing in a sprinkler and dogs fetching frisbees flowed across the building’s high dome, so peaceful. He’d designed the company’s human interface program to elicit this exact response, yet he could not control his own reactions. The room exuded a sense of infinity; all was possible here. The company motto repeated at the four cardinal points. There is no going back, but the future is always there ...
“The company sent me a train ticket and a retainer, but no explanation of why you need a Paranormal Investigator.” Peter grabbed the seat back as the train pulled out of the station. The conductor, Mr. Sniggle, standing opposite him barely wavered. “Thought it best you see for yourself.” Sniggle pointed to the middle of the car. A woman sat alone at a pair of facing seats with a table in between. She reminded Peter of a schoolmarm like one might see in old westerns. Her dark hair rolled up on the top of her head, a button-up blouse with ...
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