Levke Schaarschmidt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Pedro” by Levke Schaarschmidt

Submitted to Contest #170

“I’ve got a plan”, yelled Brad. The poster on the wall showed Pedro, a dancer. Brad’s living room floor was covered with magazines about dancing and Pedro’s shows. News articles and photos hung next to the poster. Dim lights illuminated Brad’s mustache as well as the oil stains on his work wear. A Buddha figurine sat on the table, next to the radio. “Don’t let me be the last to know..”, sang Britney Spears. Brad l...

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“Glad To Be Of Service” by Levke Schaarschmidt

Submitted to Contest #109

“Flying Carpet Taxi Service, Rita speaking, how can I help?” A melody of panpipes swings in the background while the operator plays with the djinn facepalm sticker she just bought. It is dark outside, almost midnight. Light boxes on the walls send waves of brightness into her workplace, more like a living room than an office. Her table accommodates a computer, a keyboard, a mouse, and a magic lamp. Her toga is a bit ruff...

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“Not Enough” by Levke Schaarschmidt

Submitted to Contest #35

I‘d like to do that more often. Speak to people about depressing topics because it seems I‘m drawn to those. All thanks to that core belief: I‘m not enough. Don‘t do enough or do this too much, always this hyper judge. Your paper is on an angle. Don‘t do that. It has to be orthogonal. And then more and more they push you to that one template. Everyone has to be the same even though nature has high regards of diversity. Depressing topic. Here we go. Maybe there is something you should write about. As you are looking for a topic. It has ...

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“White Cabin” by Levke Schaarschmidt

Submitted to Contest #23

Richard Johnson was a man who always loved to go up to his cabin for a couple of days. Weeks before his trip he would imagine how wonderful it will be to drive through the dark forest with his car filled with all sorts of expensive food and wine.With joy he would write his grocery list beforehand and visit his favorite store selling fine Italian delicacies. Also he mustn't forget his woolen blanket. The one his mother made for him. He had always invited his dear mother to come with him to visit his cabin but as far as he remembe...

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