Alex Affonso

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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“Life-Saving Dog” by Alex Affonso

Submitted to Contest #41

Jannet stomped into the living room, fuming through her nose. Her daughter, May, sat cross-legged on the couch, and the dog, Billy, laid sideways beside her, his head resting on her thigh. On the TV, Elsa was telling the world to “Let it go!” once again. “Get out of there!” Jannet said. “You sack of shit, get out!” The Golden Retriever leapt down immediately, lowering his head and tucking his tail between his legs; May paused the movie and jumped to the rescue. “Leave Billy alone, he wasn’t doing nothing!” She held his neck under a...

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“The Wolf in the Cabin” by Alex Affonso

Troy“So there was a wolf involved?” The policeman asked, sighing through his nose.“Yeah, a big one, and it killed our fiend!” Troy kept touching the shaky tips of his fingers together under the metal table. When he looked down at it, he could see Ben’s blood on the left side of his jeans. Officer Haemon turned and looked at the one-way mirror behind him, staring at the turquoise eyes of his own reflection. “There are no wolves around these parts, and no footprints were found near the crime scene, so listen to me… Trevor?”“Troy.”“Listen ...

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“Last Person Left on Earth” by Alex Affonso

Submitted to Contest #39

Do you know that feeling you get when you think you’re alone in a room then realize there was someone else there all along? Imagine that but on Earth—instead of in a room: that’s how I feel right now. Four weeks ago I thought I was the last human left on the planet. I can still remember waking up to a life of silence, emptiness, peace. The previous night had been a Friday, so as soon as the sun set it became unacceptable for me to be sober; I started the evening at the liquor store and ended at home watching TV. Before changing to Netfl...

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