Evan Halvorson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Prokop Comes Home” by Evan Halvorson

Submitted to Contest #204

“So, is this everyone?” Prokop inquired, wiggling her nightstick. The people arrayed in the snow choked square pretended to search further, their breaths piping into the devouring white sky above. They began gesturing, visibly wondering, counting, when a man began to shake his head vigorously. “Where?” She stalked toward the man as he began to clutch his head and chant. “On the north flank of the livery, there be the Brechts. Do not harm them. Do not harm them.” She’d already begun in that direction, snapping at two of her me...

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“In The Eyes of The Stars” by Evan Halvorson

Submitted to Contest #203

They were drunk when they arrived. Roy felt the walls of the bar as they ascended the stairs while Lue tried to prevent the blood from fleeing his wounded heart. He imagined plugging its holes with his fingers, one after the other, in a fruitless pursuit to mend what he knew were terminal wounds. Roy sensed his friend’s destruction, fed off of the perilous energy, and used it to compel him up the stairs and into another bar so that they might both feel okay for just one night. The lights in the bar were like those of an old tv, seemingly fad...

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Author bio

29 y/o writer with bipolar disorder specializing in science fiction.