Hans Kiessling

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

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“The Value Of A Hoard” by Hans Kiessling

Submitted to Contest #185

He listened from the mountain, from the great plateau that held the entrance to his lair, he listened and heard them in the distance. “Haha! With this we’ll have food and hide to spare!” “Now be careful, if you angle the blade wrong you’ll either gouge the wood or slide off of it and I don’t want you hurting yourself.” “Ooh, when are you going to come out little one? Mama wants to see you.” Each was said with a different voice, whether it was gruff or gentle or encouraging and these were only a bare few, for there were many more. He could he...

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“Tyranny By Any Other Name” by Hans Kiessling

Submitted to Contest #182

The walls have eyes. Everyone knew it, it wasn’t some big secret. Most didn’t think much of it, surrounded by eyes all their lives, most didn’t realize the importance of it. They saw them at the street corners, they saw them in the corners of rooms, they saw them on their computers and laptops. For just like the walls, the streets had eyes, the tables had eyes, eyes were held in everyone's hands every day and none thought anything of it. None realized the simple truth that naturally followed that fact. Eyes capture information and relay it. ...

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“Sanctuary Peak” by Hans Kiessling

Submitted to Contest #181

The wind was gentle, rustling the leaves softly and just barely stirring the surface of the water with its touch. Birds flew on this wind, singing their melodies with a cheerful voice in the brilliance of the sun, dancing in the air with graceful wings. A bee buzzed nearby as it flitted from one flower to the next between the reeds of the lakeshore and the calls of a duck guiding her little ones through their first dip into the water sounded from the farside. Altogether came each individual song, each individual beat, to form a beautiful sym...

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