Ed Willey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

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2 Stories

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“The Captain” by Ed Willey

Submitted to Contest #25

The terminal screen emitted a gentle hum as he scrolled through page after page of titles in the library of the computer. He knew he could tap in a search term and narrow the selection a little, but he was trying to kill some time. He’d found himself trying to put space between him and the rest of the crew happening more and more often recently.The blue-white screen glare illuminated his face in the murky dimness of his quarters. When you think starship captain you imagine luxury and grandeur — and that may be true of some of the larger crui...

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“The Iron Guard” by Ed Willey

Submitted to Contest #24

Al exited the hotel at 11 am on the dot. He was very particular about his punctuality. He tucked the medallion that hung around his neck out of sight beneath his shirt and stepped down off the wooden veranda on to the main street of Colby.Al enjoyed his job, but things had got more complicated in recent years. And much more dangerous for sure. Being an ‘Iron Guard’ — so-called thanks to the ‘Iron Horse’ trains whose cargo he was to protect — paid well, but many he’d known had long since retired, and not always voluntarily. With fewer folk on...

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