Dev Solovey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“Red Skyline” by Dev Solovey

Submitted to Contest #232

Arch-chancellor Kemet Nova traced the release latch with his finger, staring at the button beneath the clear plastic shield. He briefly entertained the grim possibility that, should he decide to press it, he would go down in history as the man to bring about the end of the world, an idea which sent a stab of pain through his gut. He looked out the window at the dim, once-bustling metropolis of Hallas, ancient capital of the Astenethan Empire. His country in ruins, due not to conquest, but to the dying embers of what used to be the sun. He...

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“Echoes of the Afterlife” by Dev Solovey

Submitted to Contest #218

The musty smell pulled Jethro out of his nap. A thin sheen of condensation coated his skin, residue of the muggy air that dampened his clothes and made his skin sticky. Sounds of dripping water echoed off of cavernous walls, turning small plips into cacophonous clangs. His old joints complained about the rigid, weathered wooden bench he was seated on, and he adjusted himself out of discomfort. He tried moving, only to f...

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Award-winning queer author from Southern Arizona with a penchant for character driven stories. I usually draw on themes of psychology, ethics, and recovery. And of course, I love fantasy.