Dana Hammer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Granny Reyna is Dying ” by Dana Hammer

Submitted to Contest #187

The quality of service has decreased dramatically, ever since Granny Reyna moved into the guest room. Laurice used to wake up early in the morning to fix me my breakfast. This feeding would be followed by petting time on the table, me sprawling leisurely near her laptop, inhaling the rich, bitter scent of her coffee, as she stroked my fur worshipfully. It’s true that she was often distracted by the laptop, and I was forced to redirect her, but overall, she was a faithful servant. Now our mornings are a clusterfuck of groggy stumbling and m...

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“A Biting Clown” by Dana Hammer

Submitted to Contest #164

“Where I come from, clowns don’t bite people,” says Matt, glaring down at me, with his arms crossed, like an asshole. Matt is in charge here. He’s a “rehabilitation specialist” which means he gets to sit around and berate me for my supposed crimes. Matt is short, and fat, with pasty, doughy chins that droop down, covering his neck. He wears a trucker hat, un-ironically. He has never bitten anyone in his life, or made anyone laugh on purpose, and it shows. He is the opposite of a clown. Not that all clowns bite. Obviously not, or...

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“Playground ” by Dana Hammer

Submitted to Contest #155

Adam is playing with his cat and ignoring Braden. Adam is always playing with his stupid cat, but it’s even stupider today, because they’re at the park for a play date, and nobody brings a cat to the park. Nobody except Adam, who is weird. Adam is older than Braden. Adam is ten years old, and Braden is only eight. But their moms are friends, so the older boy has to play with Braden, whether he wants to or not. And Adam really does NOT want to play with Braden. This doesn’t hurt Braden’s feelings though, because Adam doesn’t like to play wi...

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