Maxwell Haupt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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“Ever Out of Reach” by Maxwell Haupt

Submitted to Contest #273

October 18, 1989To General [Redacted] Sir, My name is Sergei [Redacted], a few months ago, you interrogated my father, Anton [Redacted] on his actions during the Revolution and absolved him of all suspicions. I am writing to inform you that he passed away last month and, while remodeling his apartment, I stumbled upon the following journal entries hidden beneath a floorboard. The contents of these entries are greatly disturbing and my mother has gone to pieces over them. After much debate, my siblings and I have decided that your hands are t...

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“What We Run From” by Maxwell Haupt

Submitted to Contest #272

The Dark Lord crept slowly through his chamber, toward the stairs. The Phantom-Chains weighed heavily on him this morning. It had taken him an hour to wrestle himself from his bed. As he shuffled toward the staircase under labored breathing, he sang. If he knew he was singing, or what it was, it was impossible to tell. Perhaps it was some ancient lullaby his mother had sung to him eons ago in their cave, trying to soothe him to sleep on some long, stormy night. But he no longer had such memories of those eons long passed. He could no longer...

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“Remembering Strangers” by Maxwell Haupt

Submitted to Contest #271

Lysander woke at six in the morning. His sleep schedule was still off. Normally, he slept in till noon or even later, but lately, he’d been waking up at six. The other day he had woken up at four and, almost instinctively, gone to the garden and begun harvesting for winter. His neighbor, whatshisname, had woken up a bit later and came outside to enjoy his coffee on the wrap-around porch. When he saw Lysander gardening he’d shouted over, “A little early, isn’t it?” “Must be ready for winter if we want to survive!” Lysander had robotically sho...

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Author bio

I have always had a passion for story telling and have always wanted to be an author. I have a degree in Theater and currently work in Law. In my spare time, I am working on what will hopefully be my first novel of many, a science fiction piece.