Paul Blackburn

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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“The Mars Project” by Paul Blackburn

Submitted to Contest #62

Discover your perfect match, that’s what they said. Jessica hadn’t known what to expect when she signed up for the ‘Mars Project’, and she certainly didn’t expect to be standing where she was now, but this was it, too late to go back. She looked across at the man the algorithm had chosen for her. He wasn’t what she’d normally go for, he had blonde hair for a start. But the process was never wrong, infallible. One hundred percent accuracy guaranteed! The infomercials would always confidently boast on the success rate of the scheme. She watche...

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“The things we keep inside.” by Paul Blackburn

Submitted to Contest #61

Joe strode confidently into the hotel lobby, his strut completely belying the fact he was more than a little shitting himself.  “Reunion?” he asked at the reception desk, and the busy receptionist didn’t look up as she pointed towards the elaborate ivory doors to her right. “Through there and follow the corridor around. You can’t miss it.” She glanced up and gave a hint of a smile, flashing Joe a look that said no more questions. He didn’t need telling twice, he thanked the lady and made his way through the doors. Joe could hear the par...

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“Just you & me in a post-apocalyptic wasteland” by Paul Blackburn

Submitted to Contest #60

You’d think being the last two people left on earth would draw you closer to someone, but these days Bill couldn't remember the last time they had talked. It had been six years since the end of the world had come, and four since they had last seen another human being alive. Plenty of dead, oh the dead were never far away, but never anyone else still living. This was life now, intimate but alone. Just two people living together in a bunker when the world around them had long since been obliterated. It would have been too easy for them to give...

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Author bio

Writing rookie. Trying to write when I can, using the prompts as good practice as I aim to improve my craft. Hoping to one day write something full length that others may want to read :)