Christopher Gissinger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Breaking Point” by Christopher Gissinger

Submitted to Contest #223

We see a figure slumped at his desk in a rundown house on the west side of Columbus. We shall call him Clem. The room reeks of last night's stale smoke and spilled beer. Clem's ragged snores cut through the air. A black dog stares at him with an air of judgement. As he starts himself awake, his flailing arm scatters a forest of empty Miller High Life cans. He looks around the room blearily, wiping away drool and attempting to clear the crust from around his eye. How late was I up? he ponders as he straightens his glasses. His head is poundin...

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“The Cemetery” by Christopher Gissinger

Submitted to Contest #221

The Fairkin Cemetery would have been the perfect setting for a horror movie. It was old and overgrown, with several spooky mausoleums near the center. Many of the graves dated back several hundred years, before the city itself had even been founded by Eugene Fairkin. Then there were the rumors of disappearances and strange goings on surrounding it. Almost all of the locals could remember stories from before they were born telling them to steer well clear of Fairkin Cemetery. Tara had recently moved into the neighborhood next to the cemetery....

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Author bio

Not really sure. I like to write and play music, trying to make something of at least one of those passions.