Jay Stormer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

106 karma pts

?

“Return of the "Old Boy"” by Jay Stormer

Submitted to Contest #64

“Memory is like fiction; or else it's fiction that's like memory." Haruki MurakamiA silver Prius with out-of-state plates turned left from State Highway 29 onto Burbeck Drive entering an “upscale” housing development. The driver then pulled over to the side and parked. He sat for a moment checking his position with Google Maps on his smart phone. If it were not for the GPS he would never have recognized this location. It had changed so completely since he was last here.It was a sunny but cool fall afternoon. Th...

Read story

“A Conversation with “Red”” by Jay Stormer

Submitted to Contest #63

This is a transcript of my conversation with a human birder on the sandy edge of a mudflat, one of many such places along the shores of eastern North America. You probably think I am one of your species, Homo sapiens (an oxymoron if there ever was one), making up a story anthropomorphising me, a bird. Of course, I don’t think as humans do, and I don’t speak or write English or any of your human languages. However, I prefer to think that the author is not just making up a story, but channeling my spirit. Hey you! Yes...

Read story

Author bio

Retired scientist, more of an artist-printmaker than writer of stories. But, taking on new challenges is good for ones psyche.