Bryon Mayfield

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2024

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“Black Hole Solitude ” by Bryon Mayfield

Submitted to Contest #235

The tendrils surrounding the black hole slithered out in shades of fire-burnt vermillion. They spiraled around the jet-black circle at the center, their vaporous spirit cascading out into the stellar void surrounding. Anything that drew too close to the massive body was doomed to join it, as it sucked in everything in range, right along with any misguided hope of escape. For nearly as long as the insect species Komaxa, of the planet Vulik, had been a spacefaring society, they had chosen to give this sector of space a wide berth. As far as ...

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“Strawberry Vapor” by Bryon Mayfield

Submitted to Contest #234

“It’s just noise.” These were the words Lt. Duncan Graham thought to himself as the three execution cannons before him began their startup sequence with a telltale mechanical humming sound. Three execution cannons which were, incidentally, currently aimed directly at him. He couldn’t see them, of course, as he was wearing the blindfold with a built in heads up display; the customary accessory for all condemned enemies of the state. Through the enveloping darkness created by the blindfold, text in silver lettering began filling the void, acco...

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