D.J. Schriefer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Chaos Among Calm Waters” by D.J. Schriefer

Submitted to Contest #276

My fiancée and I had been planning this trip for months. Nothing was going to stop me from going, not even getting fired two days beforehand (that's a different story). We checked, double checked, and checked again that we had everything and then some of what we would need on a week long vacation to the Outer Banks on the East coast of North Carolina. We had been watching the weather closely and determined Hurricane Helene would make land fall after we landed, so the trip was a go. Kristy had never flown before, and I had never flown as an a...

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“The First Hour” by D.J. Schriefer

Submitted to Contest #275

I rounded the corner at an already brisk pace. It felt like I was making great time until I looked at my watch. I picked up speed, nearing a dead sprint. I wasn't the most fit guy ever, but my destination wasn't far. My chest heaved with every breath; and with every other step, I exhaled the notion of making it on time. My desperation pushed me past the point of giving up and I crossed into a whole new realm of pain. I was definitely going to feel this in the morning. I took a shortcut through a backyard and crossed the street. Before me lay...

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“In the Wake of Silence” by D.J. Schriefer

Submitted to Contest #274

Jacob Miller had never owned much. He was the seventh generation farmer for a stretch of land in the middle of nowhere Kansas. He often found himself gazing out into what locals called the Three Horizons. North, East, and south was nothing more than sea of golden wheat with a long road to nowhere running through the Western side.One day, toward the end of summer, Jacob ventured out into his vast field with a bad feeling. You know how sometimes people can feel storms coming because of the pressure on their joints? Jacob was like that with inv...

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Author bio

Just an aspiring novelist traveling the road of professional writing and sharing some good stories along the way.