Britten Barker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The Bull” by Britten Barker

Submitted to Contest #230

“The Bull drove his crooked horn through the fair maiden.” the words escape as a raspy whisper from an elderly homeless man's cracked, dry lips. Just a whisper but it is carried on the wind too the young man sitting in the grass nearby. He is disheveled, clothes wrinkled and dirty from a night in the trees. He turns his head as if just realizing the old man was there in the grass next to him.  “What was that?” th...

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“Between the Dunes” by Britten Barker

Submitted to Contest #204

Across vast dunes of burning yellow stands a human shaped figure wrapped in robes to protect them from the sun. The robes cover the person in a blue that mimics the color of water the vast desert desperately craves. The azure hued being looks out from dark lensed goggles across the ocean of sand before them. They look for anything to stick out, but the desert reveals nothing. “Nothing can live here” the...

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“For all of us” by Britten Barker

Submitted to Contest #201

The thundering voices of the giants has begun to deafen, and the flashing lights of all hues has stopped. The giants murmur to themselves in and begin to stop away from the grass. In their wake is a holy land of sugar and new homes for the people of the land. Standing atop a blade of grass is the greatest scout of the Imperium of Ant's. They look out upon what the giants left behind, checking to see if the beast...

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Author bio

Male, 25, father. Writing has always been something I wanted to do. I've wanted to write stories since I was little. Posting stories on here will hopefully help me overcome the fear of others reading what I write. If I can use this to improve as a writer, I will be happy, and to improve is my goal.