Aaron Wolfe

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2024

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Elian's Dragon” by Aaron Wolfe

Submitted to Contest #239

Elian did not allow his gaze to stray from the dragon egg.The shell was almost translucent, a network of delicate, vein-like structures weaving across its surface. Its throbbing light cast a soft glow and revealed a faint outline of the baby curled up inside.Elian’s heart matched its cadence as he started his incantations. His slender fingers, nimble from years of poring over potions, trembled as he sprinkled a fine dust of herbs over the egg.A profound silence enveloped the chamber as...

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“What If? And Other Dangerous Questions in the Ether” by Aaron Wolfe

Submitted to Contest #237

Sometimes you just have to say it.I don’t know what I am doing. I’m uncertain about where things will lead. Unfortunately, that’s the problem with only one life to live. Maybe on some other planet they figured out multiple lives or jumping into alternate histories, but that hasn’t happened here.We’re stuck here, you and I. We live with it, moment to moment. The knowledge brings some peace, but not enough. It doesn’t change the fact that our histories are immutable. We would have t...

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“Ginny Lives” by Aaron Wolfe

Submitted to Contest #234

The words fell like stones into the well of Harrison's reality: "rapid-onset amnesia."The sterile quiet of his doctor's office allowed the phrase to echo. He became a numb spectator to his life as the doctor told him about timelines and treatments. Everything blurred into a meaningless hum until he found himself in his apartment again.He had no particular love for his home. It was a place cluttered with the artifacts of the lives he tried to live. There was only one point of pride - a photo of his black...

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Author bio

Aaron is a full-time writer from Seattle.