Brian Stanton

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Fear No Shadow” by Brian Stanton

Ignorance is the soil of lies, darkness nourishes the roots. -Dad Currently, Grumpkin didn’t have lips, but if he did, he would have licked them. All he had was eyes, and they narrowed on the plump object in the room.  “When’s that blasted moon coming, I’m tired of being so flat. I wanna sink my teeth into one of thes...

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“The Bog Witch” by Brian Stanton

Frogs croak at sundown in the bogs. That’s when she took visitors. I heard their chorus and quickened my pace. Each high-knee step took me closer to her, but burned deeper into my thighs and abdomen. My feet grew more tender with each step. My pack was light, but two days traipsing through a swamp was enough to exhaust me. A week trekking down the mountain, and my bones hurt. My lungs burned too, like a hot coal singeing my insides. I reached for my canteen–the old stainless steel one I had plucked from the corpse o...

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“Household Gods” by Brian Stanton

Recent events, namely the destruction of the Temple, have freed the village of Jebus from the tyranny of its ancient dictums. All Truth belongs to Illumeos.Though half dead, and decrepit, the law of Ilumeos was immortal–an undead vampire. Like the temple from which its oppressive principles were espoused, The Standard towered over the people through the ages, casting a shadow with its antiquated axioms, but never sheltering t...

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“The Manacrypts Memory” by Brian Stanton

A Manacrypt’s Memory His storm clouds gathered overhead, becoming darker every hour, but it didn’t rain. They would be stronger this time, they needed to be. He wouldn’t waste a drop. “I don’t understand the beads,” The boy said, “why do you have so many of them?” Vyncis pretended not to notice the boy’s staring. He was used to it by now, and none of the caravanners he travele...

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“Beneath the Brim of His Hat” by Brian Stanton

“Grow up.” Two words no young man wants to hear. When you're still growing into manhood any reminder that you haven’t yet arrived hurts. When your maturity or competency is called into question you get angry—defensive. And most of the time, there is nothing to be gained from the charge, well-intentioned or not.  But every once in a while, the command to grow up could be ex...

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Author bio

Brian Stanton lives in North Carolina with his wife and two children. He spends every morning before work attempting to do something meaningful with his pen. He hopes to eventually produce fiction novels that resonate with readers and stay with them forever. In the meantime, he maintains a blog both for accountability, and to hone the craft. Themeaningfulpen.com Email: ncbrianstanton@gmail.com

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Contest #160
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