Nori Shimada

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“Forsaken at the Feet of the Mountain God” by Nori Shimada

Submitted to Contest #224

I had been dying for a long time before this day, but the finality of it all still managed to scare me. Over the course of my illness, I had imagined quite a number of scenarios revolving around my demise, yet none had come close to the actuality that consumed me. Or, paralyzed me, rather. In each scenario I dreamt, I had whispered my final words to whoever was near me. My mother, my wife, the nurse on shift, or even the custodian passing by my door. Never had it occurred to me that I would be utterly and terribly alone. And, in each scenar...

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“Thirteen Days” by Nori Shimada

Submitted to Contest #215

“Thirteen days?” I was unsure I had heard him correctly. “Yes.” The man before me spoke in an authoritative tone, but not entirely unkind. Well, perhaps “man” was too broad of a term. Although he wore his dark features well, there was something off about the way they were composed that made me believe him when he told me he was from down there. Dark, raven hair slicked back from his finely chiseled face fell just below the chin. His amber eyes glinted almost yellow in the dimly lit room, and I couldn’t quite be sure of the shape of his pupil...

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