Charlie Bright

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2021

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7 Stories

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“I'll Love You Until the Multiverse Implodes ” by Charlie Bright

“I remember…” Havoc had been expecting the detective for a while, but not like this. Not with blood oozing out of slashes in his clothes, not with bruises across his eyes and nose. His eyes were focused on her, glazed with pain. Despite how many times he’d tried to kill her, despite the decades of one-sided animosity, Havoc rushed forward to catch him before he collapsed.  His dead weight nearly caused her ...

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“Feniseca Tarquinius” by Charlie Bright

As Oscar locked up the house before bed, he heard the creaking of floor boards behind him. Glancing in the mirror by the front door, he caught sight of a white nightdress sliding its way underneath the overstuffed couch. He sighed and locked the door.  Sitting down next to the couch, Oscar stuck his hand in the gap between it and the floor. “Hola, mija…” A little hand grabbed him and he squeezed, his fingers dwarf...

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“Aberration 361” by Charlie Bright

At first, Myrios thought that it was from overworking himself. You know, the whole “The last thing you think about before falling asleep is what you dream about” myth. Since clearly, he wouldn’t dream about Aberration 361 willingly. He wouldn’t think about her at all, if possible, but unfortunately she was a wily entity, slipping in and out of dimensions like water through a crack on the sidewalk, leaving a trail...

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“One Should Not Bargain with Eldritch Horrors” by Charlie Bright

“Aerydel, I’ve come to bargain!” The demand rang out through the cave, overtaking the dripping stalactites and the occasional shifting of the bones under foot. Torchlight flickered across the rock walls, turning dark shadows black as Marcus stood on the edge of a massive pit with a sword he didn’t know how to use clutched in his dominant hand. It didn’t shake. It wasn’t shaking, damn it! The silence contin...

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“The Little Things that Build Up” by Charlie Bright

“Alright!” Harper ignored Detective Knott sliding into the booth across from her. He clapped his hands and smiled at her. “Just got off the phone with the towing company; they’ve gotten the car to the nearest AAA station and they’re going to work on her asap, so we should be back on the road by this time tomorrow.” Harper grunted, sinking further into her sweatshirt. She could practically feel the sinus infecti...

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“Night Falls (and so do you)” by Charlie Bright

Passing through the fifth and final checkpoint, you suppress a shutter as the magic dampening runes wash over you. It’s been over six months since you started working as a security guard, and having your magic stripped from you every night was just as unnatural and obtrusive as the first time. But it’s not like you can complain; non-magicals couldn’t feel the runes, after all. Confessing that you could… You shake ...

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“The Eternal Mask of Tanya” by Charlie Bright

The Lady Chuprova Ioanna Yaroslavovna was an elegant woman. Highly regarded by her peers, the lady was well-known as generous and loving, having hosted countless charity balls in the past few years to fund projects all across the country. Despite being low-titled, she was known by every royal, peasant, and merchant. She was a high-quality woman. So high, in fact, that she was publicly known to be engaged to the second p...

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Author bio

I'm an aspiring novelist currently working on a fantasy novel. But while I'm working on that, I write short stories.

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Contest #107
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