C J R Isely

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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2 Stories

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“Camelatte” by C J R Isely

Submitted to Contest #258

“Don’t be daft. Dragons aren’t real.”The moment he says it, I have to hold back my urge to respond with a scathing “Thank you captain obvious.” Instead, I force another smile that strains the muscles of my face and makes that vein throb in my temple. For the love of all things holy, all I wanted was to take a photo. Just one simple photo. And now it’s turned into this.He’s offering me back my phone and I can tell he’s unamused. His mustache bristles, his brow furrows, and his eyes shift from me to the burning building at my back. “Must’ve be...

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“Kratos” by C J R Isely

Submitted to Contest #256

Kratos C. J. R. Isely Sitting above that slim track of earth in the crowds, my fingers clench and unclench in my lap. Around me, there’s that hum of voices, all buzzing with excitement. None if it really seems real, though. They are voices that don’t exist. Not for me. No. For me, the only real thing is that slam in my chest, each beat an ache for something I’ll never have again. This has to be the nearest thing to torture that has ever existed. This is some glimpse of hell. For the first time since I agreed to this, I realize that I’m not...

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Author bio

Low Fantasy author of the William of Alamore series, based in the midwest of the USA.