Daniel Rogers

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

Stories (36)

36 Stories

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“Tearing Down” by Daniel Rogers

Submitted to Contest #202

Sampson slept on Delilah’s softest sofa amid a tremendous amount of hair clippings. His hair clippings. He was a very sound sleeper, and this made Delilah’s job that much easier. After cutting Sampson’s long hair off, she tied his arms with seven new ropes. While she did this, his snoring wasn’t halted, not even for a second. “I hate to do this, my lover, but I can’t live off love alone.” She went outside to inform the Philistine soldiers that it was safe to go in and arrest him.The soldiers stealthily entered her house,...

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“The Eternal Offer” by Daniel Rogers

Submitted to Contest #200

The two of them looked ordinary. Nothing stood out. The clothes. The hair. The shoes. All typical. Moving among the mass of New Yorkers and tourists, they easily blended in. Admittingly, this wasn't a challenge in Time Square. There were so many nut cases; ordinary people looked odd. And odd was par for the course on this street. “I hate New York!” Said one of the two–a tall man with white hair pulled bac...

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“Peter Wingate!” by Daniel Rogers

Submitted to Contest #199

“The wisdom that poured from his mouth was mind-blowing.” Roger, a college student, said to his parents as they sat around the dinner table. “I mean, the things he taught me about life and how to be successful in business were worth a college education.” His black hair kept falling into his eyes as he gesticulated his excitement. “You mean the guy you met on the airplane?” His dad, Jim, asked.

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“Relive Again Agency” by Daniel Rogers

Submitted to Contest #196

Time travel is easy. It’s paying for it that’s hard. Most people can only dream about it. Even the wealthy have to think twice about it. It takes millions of Global Credits to time travel. The longer you want to stay in the past the more it costs. The companies that provide time travel, justify their price because the time splitters cost billions. So as of right now, only the wealthy can even entertain the thought of tim...

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“Trash is Fun” by Daniel Rogers

Submitted to Contest #195

“Let me get this straight! You’re telling me that she complained because I took all the trash?” George looked incredulous. The boss raised his hand to diffuse the tension coming from George. “I know. Apparently, her husband threw away her crochet basket by mistake, and some of her favorite clothes.” “Seriously! I remember those clothes. They were like, from the ‘40’s, and full of holes. It...

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“It’s Just a Sketch” by Daniel Rogers

Submitted to Contest #195

His pencil flew across the page as Mark looked up and down between his notebook and his teacher. He was sketching her while she read a textbook to the class. He sketched the desk she was standing behind and even the smart board behind her. He loved to sketch, even though he knew he wasn’t good. But that didn’t stop him, he just made sure no one saw them. He was always careful to hide his drawings, mostly in his math book...

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Author bio

Read all the Lady Nimmo stories - except for 241, it was a major bomb, I mean, short bomb. 1. Stumpers Don't Have Hearts (239) 2. Wind, Fire, and Stupid Beasts (240) 3. If the Spirit of Trungen Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy (241) 4. Living Artifacts are People Too - Well, Sort Of (242) 5. Crazy Fire Lovers! (243) 6. Take Me To Your Leader (244) 7. A Very Big Pile of Ellawyn Crap (245) 8. A Whipped Dwarf (246) 9. The Howls of the Netterback (247) 10. Persuasion (248) 11. Oh, My! Are We About to Get in a Fight? (249) 12. The Weight-to-Oar Ratio (250) 13. You Two Make Horrible Nurses (251) 14. The Nitwits Around Here are Such a Bore (252) 15. As Easy as Lighting Wet Wood with a Candle (253) 16. The Aroma of Really Good Cooking (254) 17. Well, You See, We Sorta Like Outside (255)