Daniel K

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“200,000 A Year” by Daniel K

Submitted to Contest #95

“I told you this was going to happen!” The only voice in the drab house shook the chandelier into a disco ball that lit up opposite the dark moss growing lazily on the torn walls. Chris was hunched over a magazine, appalled with a sense of sickness in his stomach. The sweat dripping down his 5 O’clock shadow chin resembled struggling kayakers that got off to a bad start. This issue resulted in a puddle of stress...

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“Take Off Your Costume” by Daniel K

Submitted to Contest #64

“He’s a chicken. My mom is too. So I guess they go together. What about your parents?” “They’re mental. My dad left but he turned my mom into this weird valley girl.” “Hmm.” Riley didn’t feel like responding to a grunt, so he laid down and watched Jack lean against the dorm window and flick his zippo. Most of Riley’s conversations this past October have ended with the same “hmm.” He’s been at his ...

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“Qualifications” by Daniel K

Submitted to Contest #62

“Alright, where are they? There they are! Both of you on time, this is perfect.”Mr. Tussen looked up and down at the pair of applicants waiting on the office bench and pulled out two resumes from his briefcase. He motioned for them to follow him as they walked from the waiting room to his office with double doors. This place had been a labyrinth for many previous potential employees, all of which were declined for the sought-after position. Mr. Tussen shut the doors and circled around his desk, fixing all of his accolades and degre...

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“A Gun, Again” by Daniel K

Submitted to Contest #60

Months of famine turned the world into an arena. What started as a cattle shortage soon became a global crisis with all countries refusing to cooperate with each other. Hunger and poverty were diseases that attacked one continent after the next. Paper money, once valuable, is an artifact of the past. Oil is now the only currency bartered with. Yet another commodity added to the long list of endangered resources. With all...

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“Young Contrition” by Daniel K

Submitted to Contest #58

“I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things.” This was the line that was giving Simon a hard time. He had been preparing to recite the “Act of Contrition” prayer at his confirmation for about a month, and it was this line that kept him stumped. He looked helplessly into the mirror, and then around the bathroom trying to figure out how to nail this performance. It wasn’t like when he was little, and ...

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