Ken Cartisano

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

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“The Father, The Sons-of-Bitches, and the Unholy Ghost.” by Ken Cartisano

Submitted to Contest #189

I turned up my collar and tightened the belt of my tattered coat. It was well past midnight and a cool fog had drifted in from the harbor.The muffled sound of voices signaled the passage of three young thugs at the end of the street. They were moving fast, and keeping their chatter down. I don’t think they felt any safer than I did. Not in this district.The solitary streetlamp was no match for the gloom. Its amber light flickered now and again, threatening to go out altogether.Something small and hard thumped to the ground near a pile of tra...

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“The Trouble with Singularities.” by Ken Cartisano

Submitted to Contest #188

Future History. I was there. I saw how little weight the professor’s opinions carried against the institutional forces that make the decisions. I needed no further convincing on the futility of his protests. “I hate to bore you all with the same set of facts again,” the professor began, “but the problem with this project, is that the theory predicts a second singularity, of unknown coordinates, somewhere outside the facility. Which means it could pop up anywhere.” “We’re all aware of that professor.” “And this committee finds such a ...

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WARNING: I fell asleep while writing this last story, so, don't read it in a hot tub, swimming pool or bath tub, or a thunderstorm. Definitely do not read this story at the top of Mt. Everest. If you do that, you do it at your own risk.