Claudio G. Henze

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

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“A Wedding of Lesser Gravity” by Claudio G. Henze

Submitted to Contest #264

You can do this, Bran reassured himself. You can do this. It is only a wedding. Only a party. It will be fine.But why did it have to be in space?Not so long ago, Bran wouldn’t have thought twice before boarding the ship. He had always loved the feeling of weightlessness and thrilling sense of traveling the unknown. He missed the quiet hum of engines burning and the many systems in a spacecraft working together.However, as he tentatively took a few steps forward and into the shuttle, he felt his heart pounding in his head. He focused on his b...

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“The Rain and the Drop” by Claudio G. Henze

Submitted to Contest #83

Every day, as the sun hid behind the mountains to the west, Tropf would once again flow around their ocean. The last traces of light in the sky were reflected in the undisturbed surface of the water. After wandering in the depths and tracing the edges of the coast, Tropf would flow out, into the land. Every day the routine was the same, and so Tropf watched over their ocean. Some days rain would fall for days and the ocean would rise, others would be dry and warm, threatening the body of water and its many residents. During storms and drough...

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“Out of Time” by Claudio G. Henze

Submitted to Contest #61

“Now I’m sure you’ve gone crazy.” They were both standing in the middle of a poorly lighted attic room, looking at a chaotic array of papers, notes, and images hanging from a brick wall. Old and faded photographs, newly printed satellite pictures, torn pages, and unintelligible, handwritten scraps were fused into a senseless mass. At least, senseless to anyone but him. She waited for him to protest, or to ramble on again. He said nothing. His eyes were fixed on his cryptic creation. Luna looked at him, concerned for his friend and his rec...

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“After the End” by Claudio G. Henze

Submitted to Contest #60

“You know, I really miss videogames.” By his count, this was the fifth time Matt made the same comment, with the same heartfelt sorrow. “I know it’s not a priority right now, but I just do.” “I would settle for a drive-through,” replied Dan. “Or delivery,” he added just as he finished going through the last drawer on his side of the room. He sighed. “Nothing here either. Looks like we are going back emptyhanded. Again.” Daniel gave an empty can a frustrated kick. Not strong enough that it would make a loud rattle, of course. That would be ...

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“At the Edge of Light” by Claudio G. Henze

Submitted to Contest #58

When they first arrived, everyone’s reaction was a mixture of pride, celebration, confusion, horror, and fear. Because of what we had been trying to achieve, the first reactions were completely expected. To those of us who noticed the unplanned incident, however, terror was inevitable. I was the closest to them that night when we finally put our theory to the test. The micro-wormhole was stable only for a moment, but it was enough. Next came the excitement. I remember the thrill and the long nights without sleep. We left the original project...

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“A Mistaken Sign” by Claudio G. Henze

Submitted to Contest #57

Acclaimed scientist, researcher, and self-proclaimed mad genius, Professor Arthur von Turr was delivering his Noble Prize acceptance speech in his head when he made the most influential mistake in the history of mankind. If he had been focused on what he was doing, he would never have made such a simple, yet fatal error. He was so absorbed in his fantasy, that the three times he revised his work, he noticed nothing out of place. If there had been someone else that day, they might have said something. But no one knew where he was, or what he ...

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“Midnight” by Claudio G. Henze

Submitted to Contest #55

Can you keep a secret? The real answer is no, no one can. Secrets do not belong to us and are not ours to be kept. One might try to keep a secret hidden from one specific person or might fight all urges to reveal an unknown fact to a group of people. The secrets we hide from ourselves are the most powerful, since we are, probably, not even aware of them. But sooner or later those secrets will be awakened, maybe in centuries, years, days or just minutes of being revealed to us. I will tell you a story full of secrets but will not yet reveal a...

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Author bio

I'm a Mexican Programmer and Engineer who always had a passion for stories and the power of words. I love fantasy, science-fiction, and all the little details that lie in between.