Alex Fischer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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“A Kingdom’s Expansion” by Alex Fischer

Submitted to Contest #196

“Dimensional walls have been breached.” “Commence event horizon expansion.” “Deploying Warp Grips.” Dark, cold, and quiet save for a low hum; a laboratory staffed by no more than twenty scientists and engineers surround a centrifugal monolith of a machine where a tear in the fabric of reality lies in the middle, held open by robotic pincers and shielded by a thick glass cylinder. “Has His Majesty been informed yet?” wonders a young researcher. “Word has been sent out.” Reported another, older researcher. “His Majesty should be—” The labora...

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“Out of the Limelight” by Alex Fischer

Submitted to Contest #195

“Graaah! Hahahaha!” Goon Brick cackles as he wades through red dust clouds seeping through a ruined city block. “It’s only lunch and I already levelled all the biggest buildings in the neighbourhood!” he then turns his attention to an alabaster, flatiron department store at the fork in the street: the new Drake Kazama Fashion Complex on its grand opening. “Except that one.” Most people would run away from a creature like this, but I got as close as possible, hiding behind a post box to get a better view of it. You might think I’m a nosy phot...

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“Aurelia Aurita” by Alex Fischer

Submitted to Contest #191

The sound of woodland creatures fills the night air. Situated at the edge of a dark, remote lake is a young astronomer, Rentaro Harukaze. He has been camping out in the area for days, waiting in anticipation to spot a comet that hasn’t been seen for centuries. He doesn’t sleep but instead spies through his telescope, gazing at the stars dotting the black sky with a big smile on his face. “Five days I’ve camped out here, five nights I’ve been looking up, but I’m sure tonight I’ll see that comet!” he spoke to himself, recording whatever he say...

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Author bio

Hello! Alex Fischer is the publisher. Danial Shamshuddin is the writer.