Cassie Poormokhtar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

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“Is This Real Life or Just Dystopia?” by Cassie Poormokhtar

Submitted to Contest #60

Nobody warned me I’d be playing Scrabble at the end of the world. I thought we would have aliens with laser guns, or zombies at least, but no. The downfall of capitalism was a virus that just killed people, no reanimating involved. How disappointing. The end of the world felt an awful lot like everyday life. Except without jobs and the 40-hour work week. Instead people took up skating, biking, hiking, kayaking, baking their own bread, and doing puzzles, and making all kinds of stupid art. Now that I thought about it maybe this wasn’t the ...

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“Home Sweet Hell” by Cassie Poormokhtar

Submitted to Contest #59

Home Sweet Hell Jones broke down the final cardboard box, grinning at me while she did it. I knew the massive smile she had plastered on her face was a stark contrast to the scowl I’d been fighting since the bat flew into my hair earlier that morning. We’d just moved into this house, and already, I regretted it. We’d been here for two days. “Lindsay?” Bringing myself back from the memory of the damn bat in my hair, I refocused on her face, which was still full of apprehension. “What?” “You’re giving me the murder look again.” She sat ...

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Author bio

I've been writing since I was a small child and as an adult, I've written a novel (Keeping Up With Jones) and a collection of short stories (Eleven Grams: Stories of Half-Souls), and I'm the editor for Divided By Zero Books. All of these can be found on Amazon. I'm obsessed with Gaga, Dungeons and Dragons, and cats. I enjoy reading, skateboarding, and listening to podcasts. Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr