Chuck Thompson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

Stories (20)

20 Stories

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“Chariot” by Chuck Thompson

Submitted to Contest #196

He died. Well, not right away. It was a process that took time, several twists and the unexpected. Sitting on his front porch, relaxed in his wicker porch swing, staring blankly into that much-belabored middle distance, a stunningly fast minivan-sized shimmer barreled at him from his right. Several years ago, in Bali, our porch swing guy was known in a wonderful circle that included tourists from several Asian countries and myriad belief systems. And these strangers loved him. As he strolled through touristy parts of Ubu...

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“Boundary” by Chuck Thompson

Submitted to Contest #117

Boundary I watch. And wait. And get excited. Few folks imagine I am here. Fewer know that I am here. None know me and what I really do. Your old folklore describes me as evil, a darkness that invades your world. An unsettled soul damned and bent on destruction of all that is good and light. Such a negative image…. I came to be at time naught. I remember that first blink, instant consciousness. There were an infinite number of us at that first blink. There was light and us; that was it.&n...

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“Scot” by Chuck Thompson

Submitted to Contest #41

I don’t know where I am.Cat and I were patrolling the yard. Now I am here. Makes no sense. A tad spooky, I think.Dad died 18 months ago, and we all miss him. After about six months, Mom quit crying every day. The rest of us followed suit after a few more weeks. That doesn’t diminish our missing him; it just saves us some energy each day. Energy we can use to patrol the yard or wonder what he’s doing now.Mom told us all that Dad got sick on a plane, went to a hospital in a strange town, spent a few days there, di...

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“The Cowboy” by Chuck Thompson

Submitted to Contest #37

I love her. She means everything to me and has since I first met her at the Newark airport. She just arrived from Europe and I just arrived from Arizona. Who says baggage claim can’t be auspicious?Anna Draco, what a name! European light complexion, waist length rich brown hair, light dusting of makeup, that red-red lipstick that only a few women can carry off. I was in love.She knows me as Clark Dale.Turned out we were staying at the same hotel across from the Jersey version of the Mall of America. She liked to ...

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“Daniel's Place” by Chuck Thompson

Submitted to Contest #33

Joey started it. He’s the one who came up with, “Hey, they got animal rights, right?” Everyone in the shop assented. “They got gay rights and plant rights and all kinds of other rights, right?” Nodding and muttering showed everyone was onboard with Joey’s statements. “Then why the hell don’t we have cannibal rights?” That stopped the scissor snicking and the clipper buzzing as if Joey had stabbed Daniel in the eye with a pair of shears. ‡‡‡ You know how occasionally there’s a dive restaurant that scare...

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