Jacob Warren

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“Old Drinking Buddies” by Jacob Warren

Submitted to Contest #202

“Come on, man” said Raiden. “You always used to accept a drinking challenge.” They were sitting at the bar of the Brass Tap. Muchacho was wearing brown slacks and a button-down shirt. Raiden was wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts and flip flops. “Nah, man,” said Muchacho. I’ve got to get up early tomorrow. “Taking my kid to the park.” “Unbelievable,” said Raiden. “I thought we were both getting wasted and finding a karaoke machine somewhere. Why do you think I wore my party shirt?” “Nah, man,” said Muchacho. “Can’t really do ...

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“Blood Sweat & Tears” by Jacob Warren

Submitted to Contest #201

Kerrigan, short and stocky, stood on the orange, clay road in the middle of rolling, green farmland. He wore a simple tunic and leggings, the ones he could move the most freely in, and rested a hand on the hilt of the single edged sword at his side. He could see his home village in the distance, miles away. Bo-Himmon, tall and broad, was about two hundred paces away. When he was close enough, the two would fight to the death. It was a sad and morbid eventuality on that crisp, spring day, but Bo-Himmon had tarnished Kerrigan’s honor b...

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“Authentic” by Jacob Warren

Submitted to Contest #199

Thumping music. Smells of cologne and perfume and stale alcohol in the humid, barely air conditioned air. Respectables was a nightclub along the midtown street of the university Jake attended. He was there with his law school classmates. Were they his friends? He wanted them to be. There was Matt, Nick, Brad, Alex and the other Alex. They were, indeed, a friendly group, but all they talked about was sports. It wasn’t that Jake didn’t like sports. He just didn’t know anything about them. But these guys were the type who were passionat...

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“The Dragon's Egg” by Jacob Warren

Submitted to Contest #75

There was news that a dragon’s egg was somewhere in the mountains. And hired swordsmen, like Alabast and Branch, were drawn to the news like sharks to chum. In addition to actually finding the egg, one of the hardest parts would be finding someone who would actually pay money for it. This was because even though being incredibly rare and valuable, dragon’s eggs were also incredibly illegal. But as luck had it, an old surly witch in a dark tavern said she would pay Alabast and Branch a lot of gold to have one. “I only need t...

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“Max's Big Deal” by Jacob Warren

Submitted to Contest #74

It was December thirty-first and the last sales day of the year at Carl Hewitt Toyota of North Palm Beach. As an incentive, the Sales Manager promised a two-thousand-dollar bonus to any salesperson that could sell three cars that day. Max was one of those salespersons. Just outside of the front doors of the car showroom, Max took a long drag of his cigarette and slurped a sugary, lukewarm cup of coffee. He had been out all night drinking the night before. Luckily, his hangover was minor at that point, but that just meant it would hit...

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“Happy Pills” by Jacob Warren

Submitted to Contest #72

It was nighttime. The group of friends were still dancing as they walked along the sidewalk, having just left the discotech. They were all impeccably dressed in the latest fashion, having all shopped together that day. It’s what they did every Saturday - brunch, shopping, dinner and dancing. It was permanently on their schedules. A schedule that was made for them. In stark contrast to their easy, carefree mood, spherical drones buzzed quietly around them in the night sky. Each of them the size of a bowling ball, the street lights re...

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