Marvin Sohl

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The Conductor Steps Out” by Marvin Sohl

Submitted to Contest #168

[Content warning: this story contains scenes of violence, blood, and language] The sight of distant cosmos swirling past the window had long ceased to impress the Conductor. At two months old it was one of the senior staff on the train, and while first-time tourists and younger Conductors often gawked at the milky way beyond, to this one it felt as routine as the offboarding announcement it knew was coming as the tracks wound down to the planet below. &nb...

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“Karen and the So-Called Vampire” by Marvin Sohl

Submitted to Contest #65

As Karen drove up the long, winding road to the house on the hill, she had to wonder what kind of person had bought the old thing in the first place. For as long as anyone in the neighborhood could remember, that rickety old house had sat, abandoned, on the top of a smallish hill in the very back of the suburb. Even when the rest of the neigh...

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“Whale Fall” by Marvin Sohl

Submitted to Contest #58

Down in the depths, the thing you come to realize is that you are very, very alone. It’s a different experience from diving near the surface. I dove for samples when I studied under Dr. Vern. Up near the surface of the water, you are never alone. If you aren’t careful, you can look over your shoulder and find a barracuda’s watchful eye staring you down. It happened to a buddy of mine when he forgot to take out his nose piercing. He still tells stories about its short, sharp teeth, tracing his finger across the scar on...

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Author bio

Tired grad student who writes on the side (he/they). "Look forward to more of the worst stories ever told!" - SinoAlice