Fergus Roche

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“1910” by Fergus Roche

Submitted to Contest #185

Neumann stood on top of the building in the heart of London, waiting for his master to land. It was Spring of 1910, and the light from the horizon smoldered in the early evening, a blossoming line of fire. “Aus dem feuer kamen sie” or “Out of the fire they came”. How many years had it been since that infamous headline stood stark across Berlin, then London, and beyond? When Jörmunwyr and his kind appeared, clawing themselves out from under Iceland, they’d changed human affairs forever.  Worry gnawed at his stomach, twisting like a bag...

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“What Now” by Fergus Roche

Submitted to Contest #156

(Mature content: graphic language used)We all got to eat, but some wanna make more than a meal out of it. I’m not talking about those special occasion meals, like your birthday or at your sister’s wedding. Mine threw a great bash. Shame she didn’t see what a waste of fucking space her fiancé was till too late. Could of told her if she listened to me, but that’s another story.No, I mean the posh, gotta-be-seen, gotta-get-dolled-up kind where the food is on smaller and smaller plates. That’s a thing now, small plate restaurants. And tables aro...

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Author bio

Writer of short stories and fiction. Mysteries, London-based. But sci-fi is coming. It's coming...