Jesse Michael Berryman

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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“With or Without Reason, Death is Death” by Jesse Michael Berryman

Submitted to Contest #263

Unblinking, Redshift stared out from behind her mask, her breathing much too gentle for how much rage was inside her heart. The voice inside her head of her partner and longest friend, Lightless Smear, replaced most thoughts she might’ve had, keeping her calmer than she had any right being. They were a lethal pair, the two of them, deadlier than some armies, and certainly capable of accomplishing the mission they had set out on today.    There was death to be had here in Gruttum, the capital of the Kingdom Shadowwish, and...

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“Madness Under A Mad Sun” by Jesse Michael Berryman

Submitted to Contest #262

Ashbreath and her commander peered over a large blue pond, a searing wind blowing the precious water to life in gentle waves. She looked forward to this burning day every age, and at last here it had come again. The temperature wasn’t just slightly higher than the day before, it was unbearably hotter. Most people within the territory of Malstray would be shut inside their homes, cool rags on their faces, their windows and doors drawn shut to avoid the oppressive Sun. However, the people of Dieser were not like most others. Living amongst the...

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“A Promise Sewn, A Promise Hewn” by Jesse Michael Berryman

Submitted to Contest #260

Bleen was a city plagued by Leviathan attacks. It fell to the Star-Shapers to tip the scales back in the favor of humanity, as they could command plasma and light from their stars, and could with a glance beguile the creatures that too called Malstray home. The city’s walls were vulnerable, stuck in a constant cycle of rebuilding its fallen sections, leaving the people within vulnerable as well.    Star-Shaper Elder Hewview led three of his brightest pupils toward a nearby river called Metal Tear. Mot, Viprite, and Kartha...

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“Lockie's Late” by Jesse Michael Berryman

Submitted to Contest #259

She’d been gone longer than her parents expected. As soon as that damned creak in the door sounded, they were on her with their chittering jaws and reaching fingers. But as Lockie stepped fully through the doorway, moving past her mother and father as if they were strangers seeking to turn out her pockets of their precious metals, no questions assailed her ears. In lieu of questions came gasps. She took herself in a deliberate hurry over to the fire in the hearth at the heart of the room, as if another second of not doing so might’ve killed ...

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Author bio

Greetings to all! I am an aspiring author in Nashville, TN in the Dark Fantasy genre. My works include THE LIGHTLESS, VINE VEIN, FLOWER FLESH, AWAKEN COPPER CITY, and DRAGTIDE. I've never written short stories before, but already I'm hooked!