Michael McCarthy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

Stories (3)

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“A Probing Question (working title; not happy with it)” by Michael McCarthy

Submitted to Contest #150

The United Terran Space Command’s finest Scientific and Exploration Vessel (SEV), the UTNS Charles Babbage, has been pushing Mankind’s boundaries for almost three decades. This current crew, this current command has seen those boundaries continue to expand, although the majority of discovery has come in the way of cartography more than anything else during this particular deployment. The UNTS Charles Babbage, aptly named for whom history calls “The Father of the Computer,” has been responsible for expanding Man’s mind more than oth...

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“Home ” by Michael McCarthy

Submitted to Contest #148

“I can’t stand moving! I’m sure it’s a ring Dante missed. Why can’t we just stay in the house?”“We talked about this. We’ve been empty nesters for a while now. We don’t need the big house anymore. We might as well rent.”“You talk like we’re moving into assisted living.”“You act like we need assisted living. We’re just down-sizing.”“Down-size this! Um…I meant that in general, not toward you…dear.”“Mm hm,” she said, looking at him askance. “Here it is, apartment 1066. The young lady said the key is ...

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“A Pirate's Life For Me” by Michael McCarthy

Submitted to Contest #147

“Sail ho! Sail ho!” shouted Johns from the crow’s nest.  “What do ye see, Johns?” the ship’s second in command shouted up toward the top of the mast. It was in the middle of the second dog watch, sixth bell struck a bit ago, but not quite seventh bell. It was not quite 1930 hours yet; dusk at this time of season and at this latitude; not wholly dark, but well into dusk. If Johns spotted another ship in this light, that meant the ship was closer than any of them would like. This was not good; especially since ...

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Author bio

I am a Navy and Army veteran (Corpsman, Medic) working on my fourth career. I have wanted to write stories for a long time, so here I am.