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Pako Dunwhile

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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Fear in the Windy City

Submitted to Contest #85

Jean-Pierre’s heart filled with dread. He hated the mere idea of traveling into Chicago. Marcus lived deep in the Windy City and had invited him for a weekend museum walk around. It was the Achilles's heel that would get through Jean-Pierre’s excuses for a visit. Their time together was all that Jean-Pierre could have hoped for. He appreciated the relaxed comfort that Marcus was able to give him under the rising monoliths that surrounded them. They passed comments to each other about the various exhibits before them within the halls of each ...

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One Seventeen and Twenty Five and a Half Seconds

Submitted to Contest #84

It wasn’t so long ago that his roommate entered the plastic body bag of no return. Charles sat in his chair like he had been instructed to, wondering what date it was. He had been instructed to wait quietly for lunch and leave Thomas alone. Charles learned a long time ago to do what they said. Not listening would result in dull lectures and unpleasant repercussions to be followed up by the in-house social worker for more discussion. Not listening went against the system. The system was required to keep one hundred and seventy people cared fo...

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The Great Old Ones Will Arise Again

Submitted to Contest #83

Bubbles don’t last long at the Challenger Deep level of the ocean, where a person becomes crushed like a grape under the pressure. Small bubbles escaped from around the leathery egg at the bottom of the ocean’s deep. The deep of the deep. None of the bubbles make it far. The smartest on land said that life wasn’t supposed to exist in these extreme conditions. Life wasn’t supposed to live a hundred thousand years in a silt blanketed shell waiting for the moment to break out into the cold, dark abyss. Bubbles began to emerge from around...

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Tk's Unexpected Dilemma

Submitted to Contest #82

A bomb? Tk421 ran another diagnostic check. The moments passed as its software scanned for any anomalies. The check came up with all systems green and without anything that would be considered foreign on or inside it, except for a ladybug that was on its mechanical hand. It scanned the ladybug to be sure. No threat. The android processed the conflicting information with confusion. It considered this inconsistent logic as it made its way out of the modified warehouse to the city sidewalk. Its internal dialogue ran two parallel scripts. O...

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Juliane and Alex

Submitted to Contest #81

Juiane had pined for Alex throughout her freshman year at Wyoming State. He was everything that she wanted in a guy. Alex wasn’t the captain of any sports team or the accumulation of any romcom cliches. He was just another college dork with something special to her. Alex didn’t see her following him around school. She caught herself lost in fantasies about their fictional life together. She knew much about him, collected from eavesdropping on his public conversations in the Yard. When his group met to catch up at the fountain, Juliane would ...

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