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Maximillian Driks

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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To Un-Sandpaper the Universe

Submitted to Contest #76

"This world is full of imperfection; like a block of wood that has been sanded too much. If only I could rid the world of its faults and create a perfect world in its stead. That is what this dimension needs: someone to un-sandpaper the universe." "Uh, what?" "What?" "Oh, sorry. It's just-" "Just what?" "That's kind of a weird way to start a conversation, you know?" "Right, right. I suppose you are right." "Like, normally on a date, you're supposed to ask questions to get to know each other better. And then, you talk a little about yourself....

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Last Christmas

Submitted to Contest #72

Okay look, I can explain. No, I really can't explain how it was I fell in love with a mall Santa. Love is just one of those deranged and chaotic concepts which we humans are merely the playthings of. That's just how it's always been for me. I can't choose who I fall in love with. If I could, you can guarantee my last marriage would never have happened. I would have seen the warning signs and dumped Robert long before his self-destructive nature pretty much ruined our entire marriage. Seven years I put up with that man; Seven fucking years...

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Cookies of Doom

Submitted to Contest #71

Charles Bayne was a man of great power within The Bloody Baker Mafia. While nearly unheard of prior to Bayne, ever since his takeover, the criminal organization has been on the rise. With the Bloody Bakers raking in the dough, Bayne was lulled into a sense of false security, content with loafing around his immodest home. But with his great success, there were many in the organization who felt they deserved a bigger slice of the pie, so to speak, and had cooked up plans to eliminate Charles Bayne. With him out of the way, gaining full control...

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