Nick Holmberg

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

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“Footfall” by Nick Holmberg

Submitted to Contest #235

At the time he died, Mateo Sepulveda hadn’t run for two years. Some say he died of a broken heart. In the eulogy, Mateo’s son, Stephen, shared, “Since his running streak ended, you were never sure where an anecdote about your morning jog would take him. You’d risk causing him great pain, witnessing the sadness in his eyes.” When the streak started—March 20, 1979—Mateo was setting out to be the best at something. He was the youngest of three and had lived in the shadow of his brothers for 11,106 days. And his brothers had both recently c...

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“Cocayne” by Nick Holmberg

Submitted to Contest #75

Cocayne was on his mind. Last year, he never would have vowed to stop; it was his thing, it was what defined him. Now it was a new year, though, and he had resolved, “Never again.” His wife, his life depended on it. He braced against the cold wind and stinging flurries as he shuffled to his car. He couldn’t stop thinking of Cocayne. Jana Stoner loves Jill Cocayne. Jokes swirled in his head from the vast combination of names he came across while filtering spreadsheets at his go-nowhere job. Some jokes didn’t land with certain people. His...

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Author bio

Writes experimental fiction in and about many places. Currently resides in the Midwestern US.