Evelyn May

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2022

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“Password Recovery: Please Answer the Following Questions” by Evelyn May

“I’m sure I’ve left my middle name in here somewhere.”I pulled up on the handle and the door whirled up. Dust flew around, stirring up a coughing fit.“Hello?” I called down the storage unit.No one answered. I started to poke around my immediate area. A classic Model T caught my eye in the corner, but I decided not to linger on it. A small path was leading deeper into unit.What junk, I thought. I picked up an old, curled document."In Congress...

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“Patient 1194036” by Evelyn May

Note: This story contains graphic imagery, inappropriate language, violence, some gore, and mental health related issues.The large sloppy burgers were placed down in front of the couple. The woman pulled hers closer and began to devour it, grease squeezing out and trailing down her fingers. She made loud sounds of pleasure as she sloppily shoved the burger into her mouth. The man stared at her in shock and disgust at his companion’s manner of eating.“Do you know this is the best burger in a 5-mile radiu...

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“Little Black Boxes” by Evelyn May

The pathway in which we speak our meanings goes as follows. A brain creates a thought. This thought can be formed in words, graphs, pictures, or feelings, but it is still an overall concept. That concept will then be translated into normal everyday language. That language can be a word, muttering, sentence, or paragraph that is intended to go out and be perceived by another living being.David Thatcher finds himself in an unusual predicament. His speech process actually has additional steps. There in his throat is a tiny ...

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“The Shrinking Wagon” by Evelyn May

MONDAYMy therapist recommended I get this stupid diary. Something about ‘writing my feelings down’ is supposed to help me with the cravings. Who writes in diaries anymore? I mean like old school writing in a journal type of diary writing. I could have done this electronically, on a word doc. That would have made it easier to write in during work. But no, I wanted an old fashion notebook like when I was a kid. Every trip to the bookstore I always found myself pulled to the diary section. I would just stare at all those co...

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“4 Deals With The Devil (Number 4 Will Surprise You!)” by Evelyn May

It was a hot and sticky night when I lost my soul to the devil. A hoofed hand threw the coin into the air and time seemed to slow to a painful crawl as I watched the silver twinkle in the night lights. Face to tail twisting in a perfect arc before landing, again, in his claw to reveal my fate. Deep down I already knew the outcome, but allowed my fate to be sealed anyways. My brother’s life had been saved from the cancer,...

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“Luscious Lucy 1231” by Evelyn May

Note: topic includes mental health, dysfunctional family, grief, and trauma. Lucy stared at the well folded paper in her hands. It had one phrase on it, but the connotation weighted heavily on her soul. She read it again before carefully folding it back up, using the well creased lines as a guide, and putting it in her wallet. A feeling was rising in Lucy, one she could not identify but it made her uncomf...

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Author bio

I recently wrote my own novel, and I am currently editing it to bits. From a traditionally STEM background, I have lots of practice with technical writing but not creative writing, so looking to flex those creative muscles. Avid reader and passionate about telling dramatic and unusual stories.