F. A. Hunt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2023

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“Vanishing Act” by F. A. Hunt

Submitted to Contest #207

On the three-thousand-four-hundred-and-fifty-third day of Edmund Granger's life as a magician, a scrap of paper fell from his pocket, skittering across the stage with a daring twitch. A gust, perhaps, or a misaligned stride. Nonetheless, an unprecedented act. Since his first day in this otherworldly trade, secrecy had been the adamant core of his success. Under the glare of the stage lights, Edmund froze. His heart pounded in rhythm with the pulsating music, the sound thudding in his ears like an offbeat metronome. He glanced around, hoping ...

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“Unsettling Fusion: A Tale of Neurological Ambition” by F. A. Hunt

Submitted to Contest #194

Dr. Cornelius Klaproth had a knack for understatement and a penchant for brevity. His favorite phrase was, "It's hardly brain surgery." He used it so often that it became a joke among his colleagues at the Institute for Advanced Neurological Studies. Dr. Klaproth's career took off like a rocket after discovering a novel method for removing tumors with minimal collateral damage. It had garnered him the admiration of the medical community and the gratitude of countless patients. However, as the saying goes, success is a double-edged scalpel, a...

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Author bio

I am a writer/artist from the Midwest flat lands of America. A wife and mother of 3, I enjoy spending my time with family and creating art. Crafting short stories is a passion of mine, and I will be releasing a book of my flash fiction and short stories titled "Empty Jars" in May 2023.