Muntaqa Bari

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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“The Eclipse of Llam” by Muntaqa Bari

Submitted to Contest #222

It was only the early hours of the afternoon but the town of Llam was starting to get covered in darkness.Normally, the inhabitants would be standing outdoors or looking out of their windows to observe this strange phenomenon. But, today, no one seemed to care that the crescent sun was getting smaller with each passing minute.The solar eclipse arrived exactly as the news had predicted, yet the residents of Llam greeted it with cold silence instead of wonderment.Nora, however, was waiting for exactly this moment. The instant the edges of the ...

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“The Greener Side” by Muntaqa Bari

Submitted to Contest #56

Do people have weird hallucinations right before they’re about to die? He wouldn’t know because this was his first time trying to commit suicide. And he was quite certain that he could see someone who looked remarkably like him through the noose. *** It’s true that Zain was having a very bad day and his head was all over the place for most of the subway ride, but he thought he would have remembered if he had fallen through a wormhole at some point. Even his walk from the station to his building had been uneventful. Nothing had seem...

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“Out of the Fire into the Frying Pan” by Muntaqa Bari

Submitted to Contest #54

The smell of burnt bacon filled the kitchen. “Luke,” said his mother in an exasperated tone. “How many times have I told you that you don’t have to cook for us anymore?” “Counting this one, 14 times,” his little sister chimed in. “You’re actually keeping track, aren’t you?” asked Luke, half annoyed and half impressed. “Don’t worry, Mom, with a little more practice, I’ll get the hang of it.” “But you don’t need to get the hang of it,” said his mother. “You know I’m perfectly fine with preparing breakfast for you guys.” “...

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