Dre Carlan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2024

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“November of Our Years” by Dre Carlan

Submitted to Contest #268

It was an uneventful night when I saw a new woman sitting completely alone in the common room reading. Her brown hair was long and wavy but it wasn’t until she peered up at me that we both realized who the other was. She nearly dropped her book and I almost fell right out of my wheelchair. I tried looking away and pretending that I didn’t just see her for the first time in over fifty years. No use. She was already standing up and walking toward me with her mouth gaping open. “David?!,” she got out. “Is that you?” “It’s me,” I said slightly...

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“Power Outage” by Dre Carlan

Submitted to Contest #267

If she cries, she cries, I thought to myself while pressing on the gas pedal with even more angst. No matter what, do not give in. I was closing in on our street, even as the raindrops got thicker and began coming down in harder splashes with each passing minute. Once home, I was going to officially part ways with my wife. The seven year itch was as real as ever, if mostly coming from her end of the union. The timing however, couldn’t have been worse. We’d made it a tradition to revisit our college town every summer for our anniversary. Ann ...

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