Devin Carrier

“Sam's Dream” by Devin Carrier

Sam was a middle aged man with high amounts of energy. He’d spend many nights up late pouring over books, many of which for the fourth or even fifth time. Sam’s chief interest was with the human brain and to be more specific the dreams it can generate. There was not all that much research on the subject at this moment. There was a new and controversial theory called “precognition”. This theory made a loose connection between a person’s dreams and their waking reality. It was thought, by some, that if one could really understand their dreams,...

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“Molon labe” by Devin Carrier

I could tell that it was starting to rain as I bounced around the truck bed with a cloth bag over my face and my hands tied behind my back. I could tell it was raining because I felt some drops hit my wrists while I struggled with the ties. Then, my suspicion of rain was confirmed when the bag began to get heavier as it dampened. The damp bag began to feel cool as the wind curved through the truck bed. I was thankful for this as I suddenly became aware of a terrible pain in the upper left part of my head. I remember someone had struck me. I ...

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“Her Shadow” by Devin Carrier

Submitted to Contest #92

This house was built one hundred years ago. A tornado destroyed the one that used to stand on this property. This house was built to last. I've waited out several tornados in its crawl space since. I can tell when one is going to touch down now. You can see it in the gray hues in the sky and you can feel it on your neck. If you have ever seen one forming, then you know that feeling of disbelief as you watch a body of air reach towards the earth. I met my wife fifty years ago. She was the most independent sweetheart I'd ever met. You could ...

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“The McLifestyle” by Devin Carrier

Submitted to Contest #84

“What year is it?” asked the man. I was at a loss. I remembered the turn of the millennia, but I haven’t been paying much attention since. After giving it some thought, I mustered “2007”. The man, who I know recognized to be a police officer, said, “Close enough. Alright, get out of the vehicle sir. You’re under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence”.  “That’s impossible!” I cried, “I don’t own a car”.  I remember getting fired at a Burger King in Kentucky. That place had the worst managers. This bitch Britney trie...

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“Book Now and Save!” by Devin Carrier

Submitted to Contest #83

Sitting in the terminal, I began to realize how empty the place was. It wasn’t exactly a peak travel day, but still it was a 9 AM flight to Orlando in March. Usually, one cannot help but be surrounded in a sea of spring breakers jetting down to whatever swath of beach they swear is the best down in the peninsula. I got through security fast, though it was annoying that the TSA has time to security-wand down everyone now. Are these random checks anymore or just some result of boredom? The McDonalds guy looked at me like “I’m going to have to ...

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“Beware the Roomba” by Devin Carrier

Submitted to Contest #82

  I can’t remember my old life anymore. Before the dark times, before the Roomba, I was just a boy. Nothing remarkable about it except for the fact that one day that life was gone before I knew it. That was the day I realized a Roomba 960 Vacuum was following me. I don’t just mean that it has been tailing me. No. This Roomba is on a mission from Satan knows where, I believe, to kill me.    Now, I don’t want any questions until the end because trust me, I have tried EVERYTHING. How strong is this Roomba you think? It is made of...

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“Through Rose Rimmed Glasses” by Devin Carrier

Submitted to Contest #80

Staring at the screen the mother’s eyes began to well with tears. She could identify her son if he were the size of a needle sitting in a haystack a mile away. So, it was not all too difficult to spot her son among the hordes of disillusioned Americans storming the Capitol that day. It did help that a DC newsman decided to highlight a group of brave men trying to climb the edifice of the building which had grooves between the stones every few feet which were helpful for scaling. Halfway up the wall, he happened to look back just as the camer...

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“New Tricks” by Devin Carrier

Submitted to Contest #79

Inspired by War Dogs and Support Animals such as “Kuno” who won the Dickin Medal while serving with British Special Forces (The Dog Medal of Honor basically).  Tony had not seen Nitro in five years. For creatures with shorter lifespans, Army dogs can serve a long time. Nitro’s military career was defined by his actions on April 23, 2015. Not coincidentally, that is the same day that Tony’s military career ended by and large. Whoever made that mine had done a sloppy job though. It did send the front passenger side door flying through th...

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“Quaint Correspondence” by Devin Carrier

Submitted to Contest #78

                 Walking home, the boy pulled up his mask as a gust of cold air smacked him in the face. His backpack felt a lot heavier than when he left, but nothing had been added to his collection of papers and doodles. He discovered that it was rather difficult to keep pursuing his art degree in all this chaos. Jeremy, for a long time now, had pondered his artistic path. “Artists don’t study!”, he exclaimed to his favorite teacher in high school one time. She forgave him, but ...

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