Alexander Valdem

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Fucking feelings” by Alexander Valdem

Submitted to Contest #177

“Tell me how you feel.” How should I answer that question? I knew I needed help with all the feelings in me. I had to tell someone, but as I sat in that plush and deep chair at the therapists’ office, I could not get anything out. Where to start? What to tell him? I could tell him I dropped out of one of my classes. My ex is taking that class, and I could not stand to watch his smug face every day, standing there with our friends, his friends now, and talking shit about me. Telling them it is my fault that we broke up, instead of being a...

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“Scared books smell of sulphur” by Alexander Valdem

Submitted to Contest #176

The books fluttered when he arrived. They always fluttered when a new customer arrived in the store. They could feel the newness of the customer. What was this customer looking for? The books had to know whether they were the one to please the new customer. Were the new customer looking for a romance so strong that they were literally swept of their feet? Maybe a crime novel so full of blood and hideous acts that the book had to hide from his mother when she visited? A horror so dark that it did not tolerate the sun? A fantasy so thick and p...

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Author bio

An aspiring author of fantasy, horror and bleakness.