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Max Tal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2025

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Cause of Death: Martin Orenson, MD

Max Tal

Submitted to Contest #301

Every morning, Dr. Martin Orenson arrived at the Epione Hospital ten minutes early, not out of discipline, but to be first through the sterilized glass. Martin loved the hospital, not because it was a place of healing, not for the polished floors and sterile atmosphere. No, he loved the hospital because it let him fulfill his purpose: to heal the sick and wounded. Some said that if you took a photo of Martin’s soul, it would look like the lobby of the Epione. Watch him walk in, and you’d swear the weight of the world lifted off his shoulder...

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Riley Abel and his Incredibly Long and Ridiculous Morning

Max Tal

Submitted to Contest #299

Riley Abel shuffled into his boss's office, head hung low.“Riley! Do you know how unimaginably late you are?” “I know, sir, but it wasn't my fault. I had a ridiculous morning,” Riley pleaded. His boss crossed his arms. “Really, what is it this time?” “It's quite a long story, sir. I don't know if there's time…” His boss sank into his comfortable executive leather office chair, which he believed granted him status and confidence. He would often wheel it through the office to any meetings, much to the mortification of his staff. His secretary,...

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