Max Cooper

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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“Passages” by Max Cooper

Submitted to Contest #219

My eyes watered from staring at the flashing monitors. The room was dark and cold, the only light was coming from the multiple screens projecting a dusty blue glow across my face. Most of the screens showed several long, dark hallways with doors lining each wall. An exit sign was placed every few yards, though each one pointed in a different direction with no clear path to follow. The signs illuminated the halls in deep shadows of red. There were three screens that displayed a different scene than the rest. They each showed a different livin...

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“Thalassophilia” by Max Cooper

Submitted to Contest #140

No one ever came to Aleena’s rocks. Probably due to fear. Any sailor who dared to get close would inevitably go missing. There were rumors, of course, humans loved their tall tales. They would whisper about a siren whose beauty would lure sailors to the rocky cliffside and cause them to capsize. These rumors flattered her but that's still all they were: rumors. She wasn’t even a siren, at least, she didn’t think she was. Just a regular old, fish-human thing. And she didn’t lure anyone, they just weren’t very good at maneuvering their large b...

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Hi! I am a writer of five years and I am currently almost done with the first manuscript of a book I've been working on! Would love to make writer friends and hone my skills :D.