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Aaron KC

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

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Two Better Than the Devil

Aaron KC

Submitted to Contest #235

Have you ever run so far that your nipples bled through your shirt?Jogger’s nipple. Some call it red eleven or big Qs depending on how the blood looks dripping down your front. You're running for so long the fabric of your shirt gets damp with sweat and is just constantly rubbing and rubbing against your skin and your nipples chafe so badly that they start to bleed. The good runner's shops will have special tape you can put over your nips to protect them. You can usually find it between the ace bandages and the energy gels. Me, I just use go...

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What Snitches Get

Aaron KC

Submitted to Contest #219

Deadeye's sharpened toothbrush enters my abdomen three times in quick succession, just to the left of my navel. There are no solid organs there to worry about, but I find myself instinctually attempting a quick, impromptu ‘sniff test’ to see if he has punctured any of my bowel. If he had, an awful smell of feces would emanate from the wounds. Luckily, I don’t smell any, but it is hard to tell because I cannot contort my body quite well enough to get my nose close.Also, I'm in the process of being murdered, which is itself distracting.Snitche...

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The Cat, the Ring, and the Cookie

Aaron KC

Submitted to Contest #187

Seventy-four thousand dollars. That was the only thing I could think about as I chased the stray cat down the alley. Mr. De Gondi’s engagement ring was worth seventy-four thousand dollars.Nobody knew how the cat kept getting into the kitchen. Sure, there was a constant flurry of staff and vendors through the back door, but everyone was adamant that le chat had never followed them in or out. The small window far above the dishwashing station was kept open, but surely that was too high for him to jump, and it was screened besides. Maybe he ca...

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X-rays, Locking Screws, and Antlers

Aaron KC

Shortlisted for Contest #186 ⭐️

“Ok! This is a time-out for Brian Cole. He’s a 34-year-old male who has signed a consent for Dr. Connor to do an Open Reduction Internal Fixation of the right distal radius. He has no known drug allergies. He is under general anesthesia, and he was given two grams of Ancef. We have Nadia as our scrub tech, Matt is in anesthesia, Andy from radiology, Ron is here as our representative from Surgical Supply, and I am Terry circulating. The right side is the correct side.” “I agree. Tourniquet up.” “I agree.” “I agree.” “I agree. Tourniquet up at...

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