Frederic Aurelien

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“Replacement Theory” by Frederic Aurelien

Submitted to Contest #174

Heads up: this story contains profane language The funny thing about change is that it always seems to move slowly at first, sometimes too slowly. The days become so ordinary you stop really paying attention to them, but days become months after a while, and then months become years... You look at yourself in the mirror for the first time in a long time (and I mean really look at yourself), and you notice that your face has aged. You get anxious and ask yourself “Where did all of the time go?” Like, one day you’re in high school, drinking...

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“Sisyphus” by Frederic Aurelien

Submitted to Contest #171

Warning: Some sexual content. “Today is November 3rd, 2007; the time is 5:02 pm. It’s quite ironic, I’ve been laying in this bed for the past three weeks, but I’ve never quite seen the world from this perspective.” Charles lifted his gaze to burnt-orange light shining through clouds of deep magenta. Smiling as he wiped his face of tears, he chuckled to himself and continued to write. “Things are so small, and yet so big. From the 9th floor of this hospital building, people, houses, and even everyday problems seem so much smaller than t...

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“Just Breathe.” by Frederic Aurelien

Submitted to Contest #166

“Jesus, if I knew the weather would be so bad, I wouldn’t have agreed to come out tonight,” Johnny murmured to himself as he grabbed his wet fedora hat from the passenger side of his Model T Ford. He walked toward the distant sound of laughter and jazz that hummed beneath the tattering rain until he saw rose pink lights that read, Big Easy Cuisine, shining against the blackened New Orleans sky. Women with fancy fur coats and short black dresses scuttled in, followed by men with dark blazers and matching scarf ties. As he walked toward the do...

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“Smoke and Fire.” by Frederic Aurelien

Submitted to Contest #165

Metal tines stabbed against the soft body of the baked bluefin tuna, the most desired taste, in Yokohama, Japan. Arai watched his wife wipe the brown ponzu from their son's lips, her jet black hair wrapped up in a single bun, her brown eyes gleaming against the chandelier’s yellow light. “Tomoe… Benjiro, how did you like the food?” Benjiro’s eyes lit up with excitement as he raised his fork in the air and proclaimed “It was tasty! Really, really tasty! thank you, daddy, thank you, mommy!” Tomoe smiled and brought the plates into the kitchen ...

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Author bio

Hello. Fiction writing is something I've never really done before, but it is a craft I want to learn to master. This is a new journey that I am both excited, and nervous to take, but I hope I get to meet a lot of the amazing writers on this platform in this process and learn as much as I can from you all. You can follow me on instagram: @fredericaurelien