Kevin Marlow

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

Stories (17)

17 Stories

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“Degorath and the Other” by Kevin Marlow

Submitted to Contest #130

CW : {Violence, Language}“What happened to it? The other sexed being that dwells with us?” Brilliant blue tresses were hanging like curtains over fractured purple irises and young almond skin.“Very thoughtful choice of words. It was arrested and is being detained for a hearing.” An older creature, obviously her senior, reached out to brush back the ocean of curls hiding the little one's eyes.“Is it because Malrez is a warlock?”“Shhhh! Dare not speak such heresy!” Her hand reared back, ready to plant it across the tiny inquisitive face.“I'm s...

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“My Masquerading Mercantilism” by Kevin Marlow

Submitted to Contest #123

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!A grating alarm signals it is wakey time. Ugh. Mornings stab my mind like a shovel in gravel. Noisy, achy, I stumble to the bathroom for my first break. The sun is trying to find its way into my house from a window and stick me in the eye. “Where's my water?” I realize I'm talking to the refrigerator. A jenga puzzle of recyclables decorates the counter. My water bottle is hiding among its bitter enemies, coke and tea. Traitor.Agua makes the dropsy little pills go down, a reminder of pickled organs and annoying shit like insu...

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Author bio

I wrote some stories... My goal now is to use what I have learned to put the finishing touches on my first novel. Giveaways will be sporadic. I will offer my short story collections as weekend freebies. Find my Author Site at... https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BD626S6H/about 'Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.' - Ray Bradbury