Cade Barnett

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2024

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“Desperate Remedies” by Cade Barnett

Submitted to Contest #248

CONTENT WARNING: Suicide, Mental Health The crisp night air nipped at her skin as she settled at the base of a large tree. Thunder rumbled in the distance, underlining the menacing nature of the task before her.  She quivered with excitement. Finally, finally, it was over. A lifetime of abuse and suffering. A parade of worthless men who had fooled her into submission. A five year relationship with a loving partner that she was too afraid to end.  She drew her breath, steadied her head against the trunk, and raised the gun to her t...

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“The Prospector” by Cade Barnett

Submitted to Contest #247

THE PROSPECTOR MANAT 27, 479, 08:24 I have reached Oric 3, as barren and ugly as any other asteroid. This was supposed to be my week off but of course The Company came up with an “emergency” to pull me back in. They detected traces of the rare element prazosium in this piece of rock, and now I’m wasting my vacation assessing whether this is accurate. If so, they will send a mining crew to extract it all. That will be one less asteroid in the infinite cloud, and nobody will miss it. Sometimes I wonder what I’m doing with my life. Prazosium is...

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Author bio

Cade Barnett is a Senior Penguin Analyst with NASA, based in Antarctica. Cade's research focuses on describing the artistic behaviors of penguins, such as their recently developed tendency to sing the theme song from the hit Broadway show "March of the Penguins".