Lynn Bigham

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

136 karma pts

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“Window of Dimensional Transposition” by Lynn Bigham

Submitted to Contest #97

On display in the Museum of Quantum Phenomenon is a window. It is 1.524 meters tall and 0.914 meters wide with clear glass separated into 9 panels on the top and 9 on the bottom. It has a white, matte frame and a small placard providing a narrow history of the window, the seemingly most boring exhibit within the museum. The placard reads: Window of Dimensional Transposition, ca. 900 AD, Rome, Italy; discovered by Rinaldo Russo and donated in 2105 by the University of Bologna.Standing before the window is Dr. Una Harlowe, a quantum physicist ...

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“The Bunker” by Lynn Bigham

Submitted to Contest #84

12 December 2134 One of the walls illuminated an off-black, blank screen. A picture of the family hung on the concrete gray wall across from it: man, woman, two boys about seven or eight, an infant. All smiles, a snowy white mountain with swirls of snow on the breeze behind them, but they aren't dressed for the cold. Beneath the image, a yellow, faux-leather loveseat, a permanent depression in the left cushion. A solid steel door to the left, glittering in the fluorescent light. Closed, floral curtains hung from the other concrete wall an...

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“Temporal Dislocation” by Lynn Bigham

Submitted to Contest #81

Translucent hands trembled as he laid the cutlery out, his eyes blurring from unshed tears. He would get it right this time. He had to get it right. Cass folded the napkins into triangles, standing on the sparkling white dishes rimmed with gold. Two menus, one on either side of the wine bucket that held a red wine of some unseemly price range. He straightened the candles that were on the side of the table this time. (Cass remembered the time when the candles were in the middle and Geoffrey accidentally knocked them over with a wild gesticula...

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“Transmat Effect” by Lynn Bigham

Submitted to Contest #74

The moment you step onto the transmat pad, the screen flashes text that lasts for a second: Transmat side effects may include—You remember the fine print of the waiver you signed. You know the side effects by heart. Dizziness, nausea, disorientation, tightness of skin, a feeling of hopelessness, euphoria, existential crises, discombobulation, reconstruction errors, fatigue, diarrhea, infertility, hypervigilance, distorted visual perception, seizures, and severe psychosis. Additionally, a minor variation of molecules is to be expected. The de...

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“Ones and Zeros” by Lynn Bigham

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #72

The smell of coffee woke Kasey up. A voice, feminine and husky, chimed, "Good morning, Officer Roman. Your uniform has been laid out along with the jacket I anticipate you will want. The current temperature is -2 degrees Celsius." Kasey's eyes blinked open; the ceiling stared back. "Based on traffic patterns, the time it will take for you to get dressed, and the speed at which you finish your coffee, you will arrive at work at 9:12." That was almost on time. Kasey stood, stretched, and drank the coffee slowly. The small flat consisted...

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Author bio

Science fiction and fantasy writer; introvert; professional shower singer; they/them; actual dragon.

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #72

Ones and Zeros – read story