Adam Sifre

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Hotel People” by Adam Sifre

Submitted to Contest #264

It's 6:45 a.m. A gritty, mundane magic pervades the air at "Valentine's Cove" in the Hamilton Hotel, known for its three and half star service and rooftop views of the New York City skyline. Silver troughs filled with thick wedges of French toast, pounds of flattened, cardboard-like bacon, mounds of shiny sausage links, and piles of other artery-clogging goodies shine proudly side by side on a long faux wood table. All the tables are draped in white linen cloth. Large stainless steel urns of strong, hot coffee stand guard over the holy of h...

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“Commute” by Adam Sifre

Submitted to Contest #263

Fred's ruined face stared back at him from a fractured, mold-spotted mirror. The remains of breakfast pooled around his feet. A pair of lace panties clung to his shoe, glued there by God knew what. Bits of flesh stuck between his yellow teeth, along with the sodden remains of a "hand wash only" label. There was no denying that he'd seen better days.Being a zombie is no picnic. Compelled to pause and take stock of himself, Fred wiped his gore-stained hands on a filthy shirt, unsure if he was cleaning the hands or the shirt. His right eye...

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“Fishing” by Adam Sifre

Submitted to Contest #262

WKTU promised the two-week heatwave was winding down. The overly optimistic DJ promised a break in the heat as early as this evening. Too little, too late.George wiped his brow with an old dishtowel and pushed his sunglasses back up upon his nose. Everything ached. Overused muscles throbbing over arthritic knees and hands.The sun was climbing over the hills in the east and the world wasn't boiling quite yet, but the night had been one for the books and the ceiling fan didn't cut it. Everything was in a sort of suspension. Like a staged ...

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Author bio

I write good. I mean, not the goodest, but pretty good. I have a book published here and there and when I'm not me, I'm a sock puppet.