David Phillips

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Planet NFW” by David Phillips

Submitted to Contest #134

“Son of a,” I said out loud as I tripped and fell on my face again. I had no idea what was happening on this planet. According to all the readings, this world should have had a similar gravity to earth. The last instrument reading I took before landing my tattered ship showed the g-force would be just ten percent greater than that of my home world. I had experienced much worse conditions and was not worried when I decided to land here for some much-needed repairs. As with all terra landings I was required to recon a boundary around my land...

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“Thank You, Frank” by David Phillips

Submitted to Contest #133

It had taken Caroline almost forty-five minutes to get to the attic. Her arthritis had been acting up and pulling the stairs down from the ceiling had been chore enough, let alone making the climb. The pain forced her to pause after each step to let her knees rest, but her determination had paid off. She was now standing in a dusty, cobwebbed attic eyeing the many containers that caged the memories of her past. She found an old chair once used in the kitchen, removed some frayed, dusty stuffed animals, and took a seat. She took a few minut...

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Author bio

Just started writing a few months ago. Having fun and working to get better!