Bryan Murphy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2023

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“The Birthday Killer” by Bryan Murphy

Submitted to Contest #263

“You don’t have to kill me.” “Everyone dies. No witnesses.” The serial killer the FBI has been warning everyone about has me tied to a post in an abandoned barn. The reports have said he used this approach before. After killing his victim, he sets the barn on fire to destroy evidence. His most common burn platform is a car doused in gasoline. I recognize this barn even though I’ve only seen the outside. This is the Philips family barn. It has been sitting unused for something like twenty years. They cleaned out everything worth money and lef...

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“The worst f-ing vacation” by Bryan Murphy

Submitted to Contest #262

“This will be a great summer vacation. A few days camping in the wilderness, then we become tourists going to National Parks on the way home,” says Chris. Ava asks, “Mom, are we still going to see Yellowstone?” Chris turns in her front passenger seat to look at the twins. Replying to Ava, she says, “That is the plan. With our camping gear, we will do an overnight there as well. We have a campsite reservation, so we only have three days in the wilds.” The driver, John, adds, “We will be able to shoot in the wild part so you two can show off y...

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“The Rumor is that Trump will win” by Bryan Murphy

It is 2016 and the one person who knows about Benedict’s (Ben) superpower is pushing him to use it. “Miles, I’m not going to do anything dangerous.” “I’m not asking you to. We can have some fun with this without hurting anyone. You know if we did this right your ability to whisper a rumor to me and have it happen can be very lucrative. You say a specific stock will go up and we invest. When it happens, we make money.” “No Miles.” “Let’s try something that won’t have a big impact. Just try it. How about you create a rumor that Bitcoin will hi...

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A new writer trying to be thought-provoking with believable characters and situations.