Carson Lupton

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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2 Stories

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“Slots” by Carson Lupton

The machine was big and red, and looked extremely old, with long cracks in several places across it. The text at the top, Slot-O-Matic, was chipped and faded. The company’s name right below was intelligible, though Alec thought he could make out an L. A giant gold-colored handle jutted from the machine’s right side, the only part of the machine that looked new, as if no one had used the machine before....

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“The Hitchhiker” by Carson Lupton

Submitted to Contest #216

The hitchhiker stood firm on the side of the poorly kept desert road, his left thumb stuck up at an almost unnatural angle. In his other hand, he held a piece of cardboard that had Phoenix written crudely in black Sharpie. Behind him, a mile away if not more, was the town of Las Vegas, the neon lights from the city barely visible from where the hitchhiker was stationed. As he patiently waited, the hitchhiker tried to think of how he had ended up here, why he would have ever wanted to go to a place that somehow would make him poor...

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