Eugene Pierson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

Stories (7)

7 Stories

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“Most Valuable Indeed!” by Eugene Pierson

Submitted to Contest #103

“Most Valuable Indeed!” Fable – 5/9/14; Revised 7/19/2021 to fit the word count.“It is me! It is me!” shouted the cheetah. “I am the quickest of all the animals in the Animal Kingdom; I have the speed and agility. I raced up to the summit of Mt. Everest in less than 3 hours.” The owl hooted, “Oh please, cheetah. You would not last a nanosecond in a game of trivia. I won Jeopardy and Who Wants to be a Millionaire ten times...

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“Spot's Splice” by Eugene Pierson

Submitted to Contest #98

Spot’s Splice 9/26/13 My dog was lost for the second time. It was dusk by the time the news had spread; everyone was executing their daily activities. We had only noticed after a long while... “What’s for dinner?” I questioned, my stomach growling with a...

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“Sayonara Sensei of Sin” by Eugene Pierson

Submitted to Contest #97

Inspired by The Joy Luck Club – "Sayonara Sensei of Sin" – 1/15/14; Mrs. Dowling's Creative Writing I class, 10th grade. Juxtaposed by Sampson was a doll, a ningyō, to be exact. The woman’s face, pale with the brush of a white powder, seemed to smile at him. Her fan, placed delicately in her arm — flagrant with bold reds an...

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“The Third-Floor Bedroom” by Eugene Pierson

Submitted to Contest #96

The Third-Floor Bedroom 4/25/15 It all began when someone left the window open, and in came a dove. Not just any dove: a magical dove. It came to heal all the people of the world, but it got stuck to a wall (ho...

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“The Homicide at the Hallmark Hotel” by Eugene Pierson

Submitted to Contest #95

Angelica Stella, Larry Jones, Arthur Reynolds, and Samuel Hunter – before the tragedy of the Hallmark Hotel, were each working in separate hotels: Ms. Stella at the Cozy Comfort, Larry Jones at the Comfort Inn, Samuel Hunter at the Sunshine Stay, and Arthur Reynolds at a different Cozy Comfort location. Arthur Reynolds was indeed beloved by Ms. Stella, but h...

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“A Scholastic Past and a Serendipitous Future!” by Eugene Pierson

Submitted to Contest #94

“All My Life’s a Circle,” by Harry Chapin. Writing to Lyrics – Never Forget, Always Remember, 5/25/14 – Creative Writing prompt from high school Creative Writing I class with Mrs. Dowling. The second section is a prequel from ENGH 396—A GMU course with Prof. Mincks. Author: Eugene S. Pierson, a senior at GMU, with catatonic schizophrenia.

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“Tsunami Tremor: March 13, 2013” by Eugene Pierson

Submitted to Contest #92

Fictionalized version of the very real events that occurred in March 2011 in Japan - Made on 12/19/13"Are you sure?” I asked, my fingers shaking. “Positive. The seismograph’s off the charts. I also got a text warning, man. This is definitely not a false alarm. We have to go, now!” demanded Kosei. ...

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Author bio

Hi, my name is Eugene Pierson. I'm a Hollywood celebrity, Woodbridge writer, LGBT, & a person with a scar on my forehead (whatever fortune or misfortune that already implied or entailed thus far). https://linktr.ee/EPierson