Adelaide Brenner

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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10 Stories

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“hominum ex machina” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #72

Whoever decided androids needed to exist needs to be dropkicked into the ocean and I'll pay all thirteen dollars in my bank account to do the honors.Okay, that came out wrong. I'm not anti-android, I'm glad they have rights now and no longer live under the thumb of their bourgeoisie corporate overlords. I just really want them to-"STOP DUMPING OUT MY COFFEE!"AN550 looks up at me from where he has my mug upended over the sink with the dregs of undissolved coffee sludge dripping out, face passive save for his eyes glowing a smug green. He's no...

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“Happy Accidents” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #67

"No""Please?""No""Please, Declan," I flutter my eyelashes in a way I know he hates, "please, please, please-""NO!" He slams the book back down on the shelf, nearly crinkling it's jacket. "No, we're not dating and also I hate you.""You know what you wouldn't hate? A hundred grand. Each. Straighten out that jacket before we get fired.”I can see the gears turning in Declan’s eyes, because he is a robot incapable of human emotion, as he fixes the jacket. There’s enough for those extensive student loans, and maybe even enough to get rid of that t...

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“Ephemeral” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #64

Once there was a poet and an astronomer, and they did everything they could.The poet once wrote of love, as poets often do, writing of the things they think they cannot have. The astronomer looked to the skies, and saw the same white stars, cold and far away, ghostlike in their distance.And then they met each other.She was soft and warm, everything stars should be. He was kind and genteel, everything love should be. In each other, they found exactly what they needed.It was slow, at firstThe astronomer tried not to notice her. He ran from her...

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“Moritz Schreiber's Guide To Getting Your Boyfriend Back” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #54

Okay, here's the thing. Chris is probably the best person I've ever met. He's sweet, dedicated, and, excuse my language, fine as fuck. And then he broke up with me. Which is why I royally fucked up. Over a ring. A ring. His grandma's antique amethyst ring, but still. I am much hotter than a ring. This is probably why he broke up with me, isn't it? Let's just say, I do not take breakups very well. And pitching my ex boyfriend's ring, who I was still in love with, by the way, into the river was probably not my best idea. This idea is o...

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“Post Mortem” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #53

We brought my boyfriend Moritz back to life three days ago, and he's still complaining. I guess necromancy doesn't humble anyone, and certainly not him. He's an idiot that way."I wanna go outside," he complains for the eighth time in ten minutes, and my friends have finally had enough."That's it," Winthrop fumes, throwing down his heavy medical textbook and shaking out his wrists, "I'm going to glue his mouth shut.""I second that," Paige says mildly, appearing around the shelves of grimoires and spellbooks to glare disdainfully at my boyfrie...

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“Dead Boy Blues” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #52

I just ran over my dead ex-boyfriend with my Toyota Corolla.Well, "ran over" is kind of inaccurate. More like my car passed through the ghost of my dead ex-boyfriend."Chris!" he shouts indignantly. Maybe if I run him over again, he'll go away. I throw my car in reverse."Chris, no, don't-"It doesn't work. He's still standing there in his stupid leather jacket and motorcycle gloves, now looking significantly more grumpy than he did before. I roll down my window."What do you want? I have work in ten minutes," I holler at him. He scowls."I need ...

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“False Identification” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #52

I've been handcuffed, and not in a fun and sexy kind of way. It could be, though, because these gentlemen are very hot. Too bad they're arresting me for Very Ambiguous Reasons. "Hi," I blink up at them with my best I Am A Good Person face. "What the hell is happening?" "You know what you did," The hotter one says, his very unfairly chiseled face twisted into a solemn expression. "I very much do not, Mr. Stick Up My Butt" I say, even as they drag me towards a sleek black car. "I'm pretty sure you have to read me my rights...right?" "J...

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“Murphy's Law” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #52

"That's a baby"The baby looks at me like it's very obvious that it is, in fact, a baby. As I watch, it burps loudly, a bubble of it's spittle popping grossly over it's face and staining it's white patterned blanket."Thank you, baby," I grumble, kneeling by the cardboard box it lies in, "Very cool, baby. What the hell am I gonna do with you, baby?"The baby doesn't answer, simply babbles and spits. God, babies are so gross."Okay," I look around. No one is left, because I, like an idiot, decided it was a good idea to take the closing shift as t...

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“Mithridatism” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #51

"Nice, huh?"I turn around, and Nick German stands there, like he always did. Foot propped up on the scorched wood of the old barn, grey eyes peering around with that ever present curiosity and light."I didn't mean to disturb you," I say, turning back to look at the withered, wind worn scaffolding. "You can go back to sleep""Not tired," he says, "I slept for a while earlier, waiting for you to come back""I'm not back," I murmur, wrapping my coat tighter around myself. "Just...passing through""Too busy with your big shot life to come back to u...

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“Mutual Responsibility” by Adelaide Brenner

Submitted to Contest #51

This was probably Liam’s worst idea to date, and he had had so, so many bad ideas, most of which involved too much vodka and the power of flight. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Immediately, an insurmountable amount of weapons were pointed at his face. He sighed. God, he was way too sleep deprived for this“Put them away” he said dryly, “I come in peace” To hammer this home, he held up the patented Spock hand. “Holy fuck, you’re such a goddamn nerd all of the time” a raspy female voice groused. The weapons all retreat...

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I'll keep all my emotions here and then one day I'll die