Paul Brown

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“The Paladin” by Paul Brown

Submitted to Contest #135

The PaladinShe walks across the stone flagged floor, her betrothed by her iron barred door.Entrenched in a draughty high tower, she not one to lose her hidden power.A noble girl from a distant land, come courting south for a fair hand.Knights and nobles with bright banners, drinking and feasting with poor manners.None stand out of the milling crowd, the unruly noise far to loud.For a forest girl with earth brown hair, her eyes leaf green and complexion fair.Freckled cheeks and a ...

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“The Drifter” by Paul Brown

Submitted to Contest #135

The DrifterThe dry leaves tumble across the dusty road, the trees gift of bronze and golds, to float in the warmth of a sleepy afternoon sun. The old pickup low on gas drives smoothly past the dry brown grass, and on through the quiet tired hard-pressed town. Shuttered shops line main street as the recession blooms, young and old without jobs or hope wander the sidewalks in silent groups. Despair in the air to see no end, to a mellow time as grief unfolds in bleeding hearts and distraught minds, sorrow at loved ones lost amid the u...

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“Son of the Eagle” by Paul Brown

Submitted to Contest #132

Son of the Eagle.Garrick is freezing, his breath frosting in the tiny compartment. Why did I agree to this he thinks frowning, oh yeah it was his bright idea, nice one dumbass? Infiltration being his specialisation or just something he is generally good at usually, but it was a crazy idea, which might be a more appropriate term for his little adventure at this precise moment. Is he losing consciousness again? He stumbles the few centimetres into the cold metal wall in front of him with a dull thud, wincing at th...

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“Wrath of the Valkyries” by Paul Brown

Submitted to Contest #131

 Wrath of the Valkyries.Kira wakes with a start, the nightmare vivid, sweating profusely her limbs trembling, a strangled cry choked off from her dry throat, her legs wrapped in the damp sheet she is fighting to free herself from. Gasping for breath, distraught at the tragic memories, surfacing from a dark long lost past.The derelict space liner half one side torn away is drifting through the Hellico System, bathed in the Red Giants dim light. Their return journey interrupted by the automated distres...

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“The Sentinel” by Paul Brown

Submitted to Contest #131

The Sentinel.Engineer required; Location Dock 23. Ship; Black Griffon.Captain Mikhail Conrad Heikkinen commanding.Please be available for an interview if you are successful in your application, Thankyou.The printed hard copy now in her shaking hand, the break she needed looking straight back at her.She was early, not taking any chances with so important a meeting, jumping at the chance to escape Purgatory Station. The name like something unpleasant you eat from a very unsavoury...

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Author bio

Hi finally plucked up the courage to enter a story. I have been inspired by all the diverse and interesting tales told here, staggered by the range and beauty of the stories i have read over the past few years. I thank you all for your words that let us escape for a short time into a realm of endless possibilities. My story is just a small part of a larger story, still unfinished. Everyone keep up the excellent work, kudos to you all you make the world a better place with your words.