Jimmy Burke

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“Newton's Cradle and a Rat” by Jimmy Burke

Submitted to Contest #154

“We’re running out of time!” Ding* Ding* “we’re running out of time!” Ding* Ding*. Yasha looked up at the other side of the door’s threshold as he climbed up the short stairs into the passenger car. There was a small cat standing on its hind legs, similar to the way a person would. It was dressed in a blue train conductor's uniform and it was covered in white fur wi...

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“Tatiana of Wrath ” by Jimmy Burke

Submitted to Contest #152

The city of Sadansk was gloomy to begin with. But it was gloomier in the winter. The Eastern European city did not have many modern buildings. And the few low skyscrapers that were considered new were only located in the center. The rest of the skyscrapers were from a half-forgotten Soviet past, and they stuck out of the earth like old jagged teeth that should have been removed long ago....

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“Yasha’s Train” by Jimmy Burke

Submitted to Contest #151

It was the worst piece of news I had ever received during my whole highschool career. “Congratulations. You have hereby been accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point.” It’s weird though. Don’t most kids get happy whenever they are accepted somewhere? I think I know the reason. It’s because my dad went there. He always wanted me to go t...

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“The Whisper and the Rocket” by Jimmy Burke

Submitted to Contest #150

Yuri had his bags already packed and neatly organized by the door of the house. After a few seconds of silence, he looked at Akari. His had one hand nervously scratching the back of his head. "We both new this day would come, you know? We've already known for a while" he said with an attitude that almost sounded like he was going out of his way to make things sound lighthearted.

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“ARCS 1,0” by Jimmy Burke

Submitted to Contest #150

Akio walked into his therapist’s office for the 52nd time that year. Dr Ishida stood up and warmly greeted his patient, who would have been seeing him for exactly a year today. Good morning, Akio! It’s nice to see y—— He was not able to finish his sentence. The young man in his mid twenties buried his right fist into Dr. Ishida’s face. T...

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“War Redo ” by Jimmy Burke

Submitted to Contest #149

I started waking up, and the first thing I remembered was that my head hurt. At lot. Everything was black except for the dim lights that were overhead. I wouldn't call them lights, in the same sense as fluoresant lights. It was more a glow, like the glow that you would get from a glow stick that one would use in the wilderness at night. They were very high up - 30 feet or...

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Author bio

My name is James. I like writing fiction.