Khalid Hussein

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“A Hatchet for Hitler” by Khalid Hussein

Submitted to Contest #268

There are stretches of the American highway system that run through miles of desert. Sometimes, roads turn off into apparent nothingness. Uncultivated lands. One might assume that these disused paths once went somewhere, but have lost their purpose. Sometimes this is true. Other times they lead to fixtures power grids requiring only occasional maintenance. Or they take you to access points for water and oil pipelines. Then there are some—and these are easy to pass by unnoticed—that lead to a dead end. Unnamed roadways terminating at chain-li...

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“The MacLarsen Incident” by Khalid Hussein

Submitted to Contest #159

Kal was stocking shelves. This was his least favorite part of the job. He enjoyed the customer service element, helping people solve their problems. At an arts and crafts store there was always a parade of characters with questions. The most annoying customers were those who really just wanted him to do their project for them. He would sometimes indulge the pushy old ladies or lazy teenagers, and go beyond his job description by helping them cut foam boards, or even drawing out schematics for their projects. This was not why he had gone to a...

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“The MacLarsen Incident” by Khalid Hussein

Submitted to Contest #156

Kal was stocking shelves. This was his least favorite part of the job. He enjoyed the customer service element, helping people solve their problems. At an arts and crafts store there was always a parade of characters with questions. The most annoying customers were those who really just wanted him to do their project for them. He would sometimes indulge the pushy old ladies or lazy teenagers, and go beyond his job description by helping them cut foam boards, or even drawing out schematics for their projects. This was not why he had gone to a...

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Author bio

Khalid Hussein was born in Saudi Arabia (1985) to an Egyptian father and American mother. He holds a BFA and MA from UCLA, and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.