Joseph Ahart

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“The Ghost Prince” by Joseph Ahart

Submitted to Contest #88

David had never run so quickly before in his life. Fire grew in his legs and lungs as he sprinted through the open field, hearing nothing but his own gasping breaths. Donning a fine silk cloak, the Prince stood out like a wildflower in an empty plain. Soon the royal guard would be upon him, and soon he would be dead. Crows cackled up high on their barren perches. Dead crops sprawled as far as the eye could see. It had been hours since David had fled the castle. He never realized how expansive the farmland was outside of the keep. Beyond t...

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“Top Dog” by Joseph Ahart

Submitted to Contest #65

For as long as I can remember, nothing has been more important to me than security. So when I looked at my brand new home, concealed with overgrowth and a few cheap Halloween decorations, I felt a warmth inside my chest. Years of working like a dog had finally paid off. A house meant that I could finally protect myself, and when it came to it, other people. That is why I had everything particularly set up to minimize any threat to my newfound existence. I refused to return to a life on the run. The suburbs of New Jersey were certainly the ...

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“Super Rat” by Joseph Ahart

Submitted to Contest #41

Nobel Peace Prize winners Dr. Holloway and Dr. Miller were surprised to see an empty tank when they walked into the experimentation lab. What had once been a maze inside of it was now a haphazard pile of little walls and smeared cheese. "Dr. Miller?""Yes, Dr. Holloway?"Holloway cleared her throat. "You, um, didn't let the super-rat go, did you?""No, I did not." He took a deep breath, as prescribed by his therapist. "Did you?""Nope." Holloway watched her colleague's breaths shortening. The clipboard she was holding was slowly slipping th...

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“A Shadow Crawled” by Joseph Ahart

Submitted to Contest #38

When I first told my mom about the monster in my room, she laughed and told me a young man should never be scared of something that’s only in their head. Being eight years old, I took those words to heart. So when it came back the second time, I didn’t say anything. Instead that pent up anxiety came out in different ways. There were a lot of breakdowns. I guess you can call them anxiety attacks, but we didn’t know that when I was a kid. My mom just told me I watched too much T.V, but I knew different.The first time it came to me was on one o...

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“R15-EN” by Joseph Ahart

Submitted to Contest #36

-scanning memory card- //beginning system operations/(Storage backup_COMPLETE)/(Neural connection_COMPLETE)/(CPU analysis_COMPLETE)//STARTING UP//Entry Log 01/01/0001Scanning…it is a painting. Red and yellow are mostly present. It is a depiction of fruits in a basket. Bananas, three of them. Apples, six of them. From analysis of texture and stroke pattern, it is an oil painting. Analyzing... temperature gauge indicates that the room is 20 degrees celsius. The room is 30 by 40 meters in length. All scans have been completed. This is...

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Author bio

New York based writer. Lover of fantasy, science fiction and anything in between.