Joseph Morris

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2021

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3 Stories

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“Christmas Eve at Luiz’s Old-Fashioned Café” by Joseph Morris

Submitted to Contest #219

Christmas Eve at Luiz’s Old-Fashioned CafébyJoseph Morris Old Town, New Arantes City, Jandira, Kuat Star System 24 December 423 SF Since Jandira's FoundingjOld-Earth Christmas background music combined with the comforting fragrances of garlic and oregano to greet customers entering Luiz’s Old-Fashioned Café. A holo of a red sleigh pulled by nine reindeer hovered over the dance floor. Every few minutes, the sleigh’s sole passenger changed from the North American Santa, in his traditional heavyweight red suit, to the New Brazili...

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“A Matter of Space-Time Metrics” by Joseph Morris

Submitted to Contest #196

A Matter of Space-Time Metrics By Joseph Morris Portown, New Arantes City, Jandira 20 May 423 SJF (Since Jandira’s Founding) There’s a bit of irony that one of the most significant events in human history was witnessed only by a cat in an alley in the seedy part of a city on a backwater planet. Not the most auspicious place for the arrival of an almost godlike advanced species intent on First Contact with the Human Species. In the long run, the absurdity of the Passimian’s arrival being witnessed only by a feline did nothing to minimize the...

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“Something Woke her” by Joseph Morris

Submitted to Contest #119

Something Woke Her By Joseph Morris Something woke her. Her eyes opened to a shaft of alabaster cloud-broken moonlight peeking through a slightly parted blackout curtain and the almost melodic-sound of waves breaking against the shore in the cove. The storm? But there’s moonlight and an almost peaceful surf. The storm must have ended. And Rex wasn’t prowling around. If something sinister had wakened her, he’d up and patrolling. Wait, Rex was spending the night at the vet. She didn’t have the benefit of his extended senses to prote...

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