Nerin Naidu

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

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“ Sixteenth World ” by Nerin Naidu

Submitted to Contest #266

Sixteenth World by Nerin Naidu It appeared in a tattered old, cardboard box, stained with a rust-red blot along the left side. The contents considered worthless by the cleaning staff who resealed it haphazardly as if the anaphylactic contents would spell their doom if left exposed. It was discarded along the regular route the garbage collection truck took every single tedious Monday morning . Jimbeam, yes Jimbeam as he was christened by his always inebriated mother, pulled distractedly at the left edge of the discarded package. He ...

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“Sweet Realisation” by Nerin Naidu

Submitted to Contest #265

Sweet Realization The sweetest bite is all we need to remember that we can still taste. Sara Gorden-Stein took deep breaths as she sat alone at a sole table at the newly refurbished international airport, patiently awaiting the delivery of her breakfast. She absent-mindedly moved an old half-eaten muffin and still-steaming cup of coffee to the far corner of the stained table. Brushing away the crumbs that clung stubbornly to the sticky tabletop with a solitary wipe left deserted on the table by the previous traveler who most likely hastily ...

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