Michael Hare

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2024

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“From the Kingdom of Ardah - Deals” by Michael Hare

Submitted to Contest #263

(Unspecified sensitive content: One, there is an instance of kidnapping.)Maren crept away from the dagger, whose point was inches from her throat. “S-sir…” she stammered. “Sir, I understand we made a deal, but much has changed. I can’t give you—”“Can’t!” snapped the short man, thrusting the knife closer. “Can’t…. Such a distasteful word, used by the weak in desperation. You won’t. I can sense it.” His glowing, bulging eyes fell on the baby clutched in Maren’s arms. “She is my price. She was my price. She will always be my price.”“But so much...

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“Cats of The West - Escaping the Heatwave” by Michael Hare

Submitted to Contest #262

(Author’s Note: This story is dedicated to my grandparents and their wonderful cast of outside cats: Knight, Farm Cat, Sentinel Cat (my grandma’s favorite), Top Rail Cat, and Mountain Cat (who really does love sitting on the manure pile!) I also want to shout out a quick thank you to my grandpa, who deftly named all five of these cats. Thank you! And to my grandma, who wrote me a detailed list containing the names and descriptions of them, I also want to say thank you—it allowed me to write with ease! Thank you!)Knight sat inflexibly, determ...

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“Dear Girl from the Library” by Michael Hare

Submitted to Contest #261

(Sensitive content: One, brief mention of losing a pet.)May 3rd, 2015Dear Girl from the Library“You might never find this note, and I can only pray that you visit the YA section on a regular basis, but you said you liked romance novels, so I slipped it into one of them. I wanted to thank you, even if we don’t exactly know each other. I lost my dog yesterday morning, which is why I seemed downtrodden, and I was at the library to find a book to escape the misery. Naturally, I went to the YA section to look for some Jeff Wheeler novels—maybe ‘W...

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“Discovery” by Michael Hare

Submitted to Contest #260

(Sensitive content: One, the story includes mourning the deaths of two family members. Two, there is a short scene that describes dead corpses. Three, some deaths occur during a fight, and some blood is seen as well. Four, blood spatter comes from someone's hand.) “You don’t want to return.” Prince Yunru halted, feeling the breeze rush in from the Melzkù mountains. It was cool and soothing as it slithered through his hair. “What I want is hardly a concern anymore, Shirong,” he replied. “I wanted my mother and sister, and their souls were ta...

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“Dragon Courage” by Michael Hare

Submitted to Contest #239

Taylia’s head bobbed up, down, and side to side in the backseat of the SUV as it left her home in Spearfish. Pax and Kabin hummed softly in their seats, giggling whenever the bumpy road would vibrate their voices. Somehow, they didn’t mind driving to the middle of nowhere and sleeping in a freezing tent. Taylia envied her younger siblings. I hate the wild, she thought, mouth pressed into the crook of...

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Author bio

I am Michael Hare, and I have been devoted to writing fiction since 2020 and haven’t stopped since. My ultimate goal in writing is to tell fun, inspirational, and emotional stories that will make you either laugh or cry. Overall, I want to make my audience feel. When I’m not writing, however, I enjoy hiking mountain trails and listening to instrumental music—preferably Epic Score or Audiomachine.