Nate Tesar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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“Rent Controlled” by Nate Tesar

Submitted to Contest #275

 “So how many horrific murders or gruesome deaths have happened here?” I asked casually as I looked around the old but well maintained kitchen with entirely new appliances.The landlord quickly suppressed a nervous expression that I might not have caught if I hadn't spent so much of my life relying on my ability to know exactly what everyone around me was feeling to survive.“N..none,” he answered before adding, “Well, okay, there was one, but it was a century and a half ago and the locks have been replaced twice since then. Much more sec...

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“It'll Be Fine” by Nate Tesar

Submitted to Contest #272

Should have seen that coming, I thought to myself as I dodged between two oak trees, narrowly avoiding a burst of purple fire thrown by an angry witch. This is why you never trust a gremlin. “Hey, I heard that!” shouted the psychic little cloaca. “I heard that, too! There's no need to be so vulgar.” I spared a glance at the hairy little green wannabe pixie dodging through the forest beside me while dragging a jagged knife with the heart of whatever poor sap had agreed to be the witches' sacrifice still impaled on it. How's this for vu...

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Author bio

I'm a single dad working full time at a barbecue restaurant who has always loved writing but haven't done much with that desire up until recently. I self-published a Multiversal Sci-fi novel in May of 2024 and have been working on doing more with my writing since then