Chuck Canady

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2021

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“Brain Protest” by Chuck Canady

Submitted to Contest #140

We needed to get to the top of the dam. Truth be told, the top of the dam was only at eye-level, but from where we were standing, it was virtually impossible to get on top of it. None of us was strong enough to pull ourselves up onto it. And what kind of dam was it, exactly? From where I was standing, it appeared to be a wooden pole with plastic sheeting attached to it that came down to the ground. It was holding back a huge volume of water. Part of my brain was protesting vehemently. The lake covered several ...

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“Alien Horizon” by Chuck Canady

Submitted to Contest #134

“Are you nervous, sir?” Fydkulmun asked. “Apprehensive, but not nervous,” Grekxandub (Grek for short) replied. The grizzled mission commander leaned back in his acceleration couch. He would have put his hands behind his head as they waited for launch, but his bulky space suit wouldn’t allow it. Fydkulmun (Fyd for short) gazed out the viewport. The launch platform was atop a high plateau near Jezero City. From their lofty vantage point, he caught glimpses of the shimmering Neretva River flowing out of its vallis,...

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“All I Had Ever Wanted” by Chuck Canady

Submitted to Contest #122

I tried to scream. “Help me! Help me get out of here!” A young couple walked by, holding hands. They didn’t even see me. “No, wait! Come back!” I pleaded, but they didn’t stop. I wanted to cry, but tears wouldn’t come. They never came. I had no idea how long I had been there. The lights came on. The lights went off. Days came and days went. Seasons changed. I might have been there for years. I knew I was at the Mega Mall of the South in one of Atlanta’s suburbs. I wanted ...

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“The Silence of the Jambs” by Chuck Canady

Submitted to Contest #119

The Silence of the Jambs Aunt Lorelei was a mystery from my past. I was just a kid, but I distinctly remember my aunt and my mother arguing at my uncle’s funeral. That was the one and only time I had ever met her. Years later, it came as a shock to learn that she had passed away and willed her house to me. I lived halfway across the country and my job kept me so busy that I couldn’t go to inspect my house. Her lawyer was very accommodating and handled all of the paperwork by e-mail. That was 10 years ago.&nbs...

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“The Ruby Red Leaf” by Chuck Canady

Submitted to Contest #118

The Ruby Red Leaf “Dad, where is he?” my six year old son whined? “I don’t know, Tommy. But we will find him.” I glanced over at him. “We will find him,” I repeated. We had been driving around the neighborhood for hours. My old truck was dangerously low on gas. I was exhausted and stiff. If we happened to find our missing dog, I wasn’t sure I would be able to get out of the truck to get him. But I was certain I wouldn’t have to – Tommy would be out of the truck in a flash. He and the dog woul...

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“Wiper Blades” by Chuck Canady

Submitted to Contest #112

I pulled up to the traffic light just as it changed to yellow. I prudently stopped – I wasn’t about to run a yellow light in the rain – and the car behind me slammed on the brakes and set down on the horn. Evidently, that person had planned to run the light. Now he would have to wait on the world’s slowest traffic light to cycle. But he would live. My mid-size Japanese sedan was not fancy – four doors, boring beige, four cylinder engine – but it was a safe choice. It ferried me to and from my predictable job witho...

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