Elliot Altin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

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“These Wandering Dreams” by Elliot Altin

Submitted to Contest #132

Content warnings: implied xenophobia, implied Islamophobia, descriptions of blood/minor injury. Ayla found the egg buried in her sock-drawer. It was a small and rounded thing, with a smooth shell of emerald-green. Likely made of some sort of marble, if she had to guess, but the egg itself wasn’t heavy. It felt light as fog and fit easily in the palm of her hand. Glistening, milky pearls dotted the surface of the egg, arranged in neatly spaced-out circles that wound around it. “Ayla?” her mom, Jessica, poked her head into the roo...

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“Dreams of Mechanical Butterflies” by Elliot Altin

Submitted to Contest #122

Malls weren’t designed with escapee-androids in mind. At least, this one wasn’t. There’s a metal-detector blocking every exit, and the exits are all being watched by guards with grim expressions that don’t quite match the cheerful, holiday songs echoing through the mall. I duck into a random store and pretend to be interested in their array of holiday-themed soaps. The sharp, spicy scent of gingerbread is overpowering. Glancing over my shoulder, I watch as two technicians f...

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