Barney Defanfaler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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“The Creek Did Rise” by Barney Defanfaler

Submitted to Contest #271

The Day BeforeI said, "See You Tomorrow." She said, "God willing, and the creek don't rise."I smiled and tapped the red button on the phone, reflecting, 'How many times had Sherry and I exchanged this archaic mountain idiom. And how many times has it come true?' The Day OfI was awoken at five AM by Mr. Spec, a Queensland Heeler who was whining and shaking, his standard response to his hearing thunder no matter how distant. I listened to the rain on the dome tent for a minute. It sounded heavy, and the creek was thunderous. I had to urinate, ...

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“The Lightning Pact” by Barney Defanfaler

Submitted to Contest #267

Meet seven young men who stand out from their high school crowd because of their sensitivity, compassion, and caring natures. In contrast, many of their male peers are often rough and bully-like, regularly engaging in unkind mockery and teasing. The local group of initial outcasts includes boy genius and socially awkward Allen, secondary to Aspergers and his adopted African-born brother Abraham. In his younger days, the majority of the boys referred to Abraham by a crude black name. Since he matured into a brutal star on the football fi...

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“Gideon” by Barney Defanfaler

Submitted to Contest #263

Gideon is a superhero with physical and mental abilities far beyond the vast majority of the human species bar his teammates. Unlike the comic book character, Gideon cannot move faster than a speeding bullet but is a marathon-level athlete. Gideon can fly, although he requires a wing, and, with the aid of a jet-pack, can leap over tall buildings in a single bound. His up close and personal fighting skills are akin to those of any martial arts warrior, and his proficiency with a vast array of weapons is masterful, whether up close or at a dis...

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“Paintings, Where do you want to escape today?” by Barney Defanfaler

Submitted to Contest #242

PAINTINGSWhere do you want to escape today?By Barney Defanfaler ‘Ah heck,’ thinks Barney as he hears steady footsteps plodding up the Windsor Gallery stairs and sees a flashlight beam coursing across the opposite wall. His wristwatch displays midnight. ‘Why is she so early? I’m trapped.’Barney runs around a corner into the art gallery's second-floor east room and hugs the wall. His head bumps into a painting frame, and he quickly grabs it to steady it.‘What the flip?’ he thinks as his hand sinks beyond the canvas. Barney turns to find a fami...

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“The Undiscovered Sapien Extinction” by Barney Defanfaler

Submitted to Contest #241

The Never-Discovered Sapien Extinctionfrom “It Only Gets Better” by Barney Defanfaler============================================================== “It has been said: 'To repeat the past is to make the same mistakes.Let me add, “To repair the past is to prevent the mistakes.” Allen, Princeton 2014 Shui, in a saffron robe, is walking from the plane through the international baggage check when he spots a large sign entitled ‘Shui Pu Chan.’ As he walks towards it, a familiar face peaks over the sign, then under it, then to the left a...

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“Red Feather Flight” by Barney Defanfaler

Submitted to Contest #240

Red Feather Flight By Marc Stutzel Eagle Tehan is mindfully sensing the afternoon's northern breezes as the tranquil young man sits upright, yet relaxed, with lids gently closed. His legs dangle over a wooden platform that sits atop a Great Grandaddy-sized lofty Red Oak. The focused young man is full-blooded First Peoples in heritage: his mother, Cherokee, and his father, Lacota. Eagle’s stocky, lean, well-defined muscular anatomy is fitted with cream-colored leather shorts. His Indigenous DNA-expressed bronze skin is gently toned from...

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