Edward Lane

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2022

Stories (1)

1 Story

20 karma pts

?

“A Regretful Landing” by Edward Lane

Submitted to Contest #174

The end, when it came, happened while he was making coffee.  An innocuous act, one he carried out close to a dozen times each day, idly staring at the whiteboard he set up in his kitchen, so as to not miss out on a chance to scribble equations while his refreshment brewed.  His phone chimed, forgotten on the counter behind him. Initially, his surprise was that it still held a charge - when was the last time he’d even brought it back to the lab with him? - but that bemused observation quickly shifted when he glanced over the not...

0 comments 0
Read story

Author bio

An old man that spends his days sitting quietly and pretending not to exist.