Alisher Kulzhabayev

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2023

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“The Alley-Way Blame Game” by Alisher Kulzhabayev

He should be here by now. Thomas Graham checked his watch again. It read 12:35, meaning he’d probably already checked it five times in the last minute. Graham was ducked behind some dumpsters at the end of the alley between some small family-owned donut shop called Lucy’s Baked Goods and a ganja store. His ankles were beginning to cramp from being crouched for so long and Graham felt his patience dwindling. A small part of him considered the possibility he had misheard Cole (not entirely impossible), and his little behind-the-back deal was ...

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“Blowing out the torch” by Alisher Kulzhabayev

Submitted to Contest #197

I bend my knees to lower myself onto the concrete floor, hearing the squeaking of my joints as I descend. I’d need to fix those if I plan on moving later. On my right lie the skeletal remains of an adult human male. I forget about my joints as I ease onto the floor and relax my frame. “I suppose you would not know this information, but they safeguarded a capsule for you,” I say, nudging the shoulder of the deceased human. “It is held in a bunker similar to this one-” I look at the walls of the room, lined with shelves filled with an asso...

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