Mark El-Ayat

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2022

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“The Devil's Disciple” by Mark El-Ayat

Submitted to Contest #190

*This story contains sexual violence, physical violence, gore, or abuse.* Fortune and fame. Love and lust. Revenge and redemption. Humans would sell their souls for these visions, not realizing how temporary life would be. When the end is near, dread, panic, and anguish follow. Pleading and begging, hands held in the air regretting their decisions, voices wailing out for a second chance. But God was not there. He never was and He never will. Forsaken by the wicked, the selfishness and the greed of human nature are unlimited. There is never...

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“Black Winter” by Mark El-Ayat

Submitted to Contest #189

It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark. Tommy Carpenter pushed against the door of the abandoned two-story home, the wood groaning in protest. His brother’s voice shouts to him from the depths of the woods, “Hurry up!” Nate runs with a swift stride, passing tree after tree. Tommy pressed his shoulder against the door, and pushed with all his strength, yet it would not give way. Nate collided with Tommy, the sound of wood cracking and splintering as the door came loose from the lock. Strong gusts of wind rushed in a...

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“The Biggest Fight” by Mark El-Ayat

Submitted to Contest #174

Joey Habib was an angry child growing up. A motherless teen full of rage with hatred in his heart. The yelling from his uncle, who became his wrestling coach, the fights with fellow students, and one occurrence during his senior year when he knocked out his math teacher for calling him a stupid Arab boy. This led Joey to be homeschooled for the rest of the high school year. After, he worked for a construction company, doing demolition, while his uncle got him some fighting matches that would garner some side money.Joey observed his chiseled ...

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Author bio

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. I have been writing since high school as a hobby. There's no better form of therapy than building your own world. Passionate about film, literature, and human psychology. Received two BAs from John Jay College, forensic psychology (2017) and English (2022). I also have other short stories on my website that you can check out: https://markelayat.com/