Dino Lirios

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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“The Weight of a Petal” by Dino Lirios

Submitted to Contest #86

The wind rushing through her remaining petals was the best thing that Cynthia had felt in ages. Most of her memory was robbed and replaced with isolation in a dark tower, the looks of goblin wizards and evil generals salivating at the possibilities she held, and the slow steps toward death that came when one of her many petals were torn off to be used in experiments. In the back of her mind, she could remember thousands upon thousands of flowers just like her. Within the throng, she was with her family. Altogether, they swaye...

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“Gravity's Embrace” by Dino Lirios

Submitted to Contest #75

Whenever the weekend was in sight, it seemed like time slowed to a baby covered in molasses and crawling in quicksand. It was made worse by James watching the clock’s every hand tick. Each individual hand tick was a small blow to his brain. He wished that he could take the clock and hurl it across the room, voiding the time requirement to clock out. However, he knew he couldn’t. He kept his head down and fortified his mind against the marching tick-tick-ticking blows. Everyone in the office was in their own little space. Each...

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