Eric Maier

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Seeing Spots” by Eric Maier

Submitted to Contest #30

Seeing Spots© Eric Maier 2020 “Cougars, sometimes called pumas or mountain lions, are ambush predators. That means they will trap or capture their prey using strategy or stealth, rather than strength or speed. They are elusive and secretive and rarely seen in the wild. Can anyone tell me what they eat?” John looked at the kids grouped around him. There were about twenty of them, a mix of boys and girls. They looked short next to their teacher, a thin woman with tired eyes and disheveled hair. A skinny boy with glasses raised his hand. “Yes?”...

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“Welcome to the Top” by Eric Maier

Submitted to Contest #29

Welcome to the Top© Eric Maier 2020Twenty-Four Minus One Tomorrow was Aaron’s twenty-fourth birthday. He knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight. Everything would be different tomorrow. He stood at the window. Three floors down, he could see his car in the parking lot. A few kids were playing on the tiny, token playground provided by the apartment complex. His apartment was small, but one bedroom was plenty for him. The walls were bare, save for a slightly crooked picture of a sunlit, flowered, forest glade, and a calendar. His faded three...

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“A Knight in No Armor” by Eric Maier

Submitted to Contest #23

When I was a young girl, my dad bought a log cabin up on a mountain. It was nestled among the trees and near a small fishing lake. He spent almost every weekend for a year working on it before we, my brother and I, were allowed to go. I still remember that first trip as clear as crystal. We drove for several hours until the road shifted upward and twisted like a snake up the mountain between the trees. After a while, the road turned to dirt and we were followed by clouds of dust. Only a little further on, the road dead-ended in a small ...

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Author bio

Eric Maier is primarily a writer of science fiction and fantasy. He has won contests for his short stories and has published several poems. He is the Organizer of a local writer's group with over 2,100 members. He has also produced, designed, and edited newsletters for several agencies and literary magazines. He likes hiking and playing volleyball. He has organized and captained many volleyball teams in the past, and he still plays sand-doubles almost every week. In addition, he also enjoys photography, movies, books, walleyball, games, karaoke, and spending time with his family. He likes to travel and experience new things and has been to many domestic and international destinations, including Africa, Canada, London and the Caribbean. So far, he has lived in or visited 24 of the 50 states in the U.S. He currently lives in Durham, North Carolina with his wife, his two daughters, and their boxer-bulldog mix, Loki. You can find him here: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01CQ7A4V4 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1090482-edward-gold Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edward-Gold/1104765112885690?sk=timeline AND https://www.facebook.com/eric613 Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdwardGoldSFF Direct: edward.gold.sff (gmail)