Anil Ibrahim

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“SAL” by Anil Ibrahim

Submitted to Contest #268

SAL The two of them sat on a cement ledge outside the coffee shop. It was a beautiful day out, somewhere between a warm summer day and a cool autumn evening. The west side of the city had a few more trees lining the streets, so it was possible to find some shade here or there. That is where Steve and Sohil found themselves, sitting on a cement barrier with their feet up on the electric bike rack in front of them. There were never bikes parked at these stalls throughout the city. Steve thought to himself. Bikes were left everywhere but n...

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“Last Stop” by Anil Ibrahim

Submitted to Contest #267

Last Stop Alyss pushed herself back into the seat of the train as she looked out at the landscape blurring past. Was there anything better than traveling by train? She asked herself. No responsibility, no anxiety of all the other drivers on the road. Just being able to get from point A to point B without any worries, all travel should be like this. She stood up and looked at the large window in front of her. This particular car had individual rooms. It consisted of a couple of padded benches facing one another and some shelving ato...

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“Edits.” by Anil Ibrahim

Submitted to Contest #266

Edits He could feel the light on his face. Who needs an alarm clock when the heat of a thousand suns comes right into the bedroom uninvited every goddamn morning.Without opening his eyes he furrowed his brow, “Really? A thousand suns? Why didn’t you put in some blinds or curtains on the window?”“Because that is how you chose to wake up in the mornings remember? You thought it would be more natural or something.”“Dude, come on. I’m tired you had me running all over town last night!! Try Again, I am fucking tired!”“Fine.”“He rolled over off th...

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“Off the Rails” by Anil Ibrahim

Submitted to Contest #265

Off the Rails This can’t be right can it? He paused at the streetlight and there it was across the street. It was like the first time he had seen it. He had never actually stepped inside the building, it was just forever there, like one of those places that needed to be there otherwise the whole city would cease to exist.If someone had asked him about the train station in his town, he would say, Of course, we have one! I don’t know If anyone uses it though. It was one of those structures where the phrase ‘Back-in-the-Day’ comes into play, bu...

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Author bio

An ordinary guy with wild ideas that I could be a writer one day. Fingers crossed.