Caleb Fitting

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“Day Trip” by Caleb Fitting

Submitted to Contest #138

“How does your ship keep up with the Sun if you never leave Earth’s atmosphere?” Cade immediately regretted his question. Within the thin line of people who stood in front of the carnival stage, faces turned and eyes cut in his direction. That he liked. The loud, angry, and in some cases elderly, adults acting like two-year-olds were about to witness Cade’s smooth intellect. It was what was happening on s...

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“Guys In The Sky” by Caleb Fitting

Submitted to Contest #134

“You had the biggest smile.” Dad’s final retelling of the telescope story would be the last time I smiled as a kid. He leaned into the kitchen table, his arms straight and slightly angled to the sides. “It was an open mouth smile.” Dad pressed his chin into his chest so that his eyes almost peered over his glasses at my face which was only a few inches from his. I gave his stern look a grin.

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“Paula” by Caleb Fitting

Submitted to Contest #51

Paula's scent lingered in my car for eighteen months, two days and I guess about five hours. It was the Las Vegas sun that baked it out one afternoon while I lost sixty three bucks on keno. Once I discovered the loss of her aroma I snuck back to the bed in our deluxe two bedroom suite. I faked an illness and told my friends to stay away for their own health. Most people hold their nose at the thought of a twenty year old...

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