Peter Saydollar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“Your Death Is Guaranteed” by Peter Saydollar

Submitted to Contest #163

“Jarious Ganfry!” The booming voice called my name as I approached. “Your Death is Guaranteed!” He sounded happy about this. Excited, even. The entire audience was applauding as I shook the voice’s hand and took the rolled-up paper from him. As I left the stage, I could hear the next several names read as I walked behind the curtain, out of view of the audience. They were names I knew. None of which I’d considered my friends, but I’d shared classes with them and was generally friendly with them if we w...

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“Here we are” by Peter Saydollar

Submitted to Contest #128

 I took a walk, one day, down a path I’d frequented. The day was pleasant; sunny with wispy clouds drifting through the blue sky. It had rained several days before, and I was excited to get outside.          The path I took was common among people on foot or bicycles. Children used it as a highway through town. Adults used it for exercise. I used it as an escape from being indoors.          The path itself was made primaril...

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“A Dream of Returning Home” by Peter Saydollar

Submitted to Contest #113

1 The thing that most surprised him was the lack of silence. Having grown accustomed to the constant hum of the city, this was different. The city was loud, of course, but this was a different kind of loud. There were plenty of noises. There were chirps. And there were twitters. The winds through the trees rustled leaves and bent them slightly, to where he could almost hear the creaking of the wood flexing as they swayed.  Such an odd thing, that something so ephemeral could move a tree that he could sc...

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“A Night Off” by Peter Saydollar

Submitted to Contest #104

1 Katie happily pressed the send icon on her phone’s messaging app. She wouldn’t be seeing anyone that evening, let alone her friend Jessica. She’d already seen her twice in the last week, and that was plenty of Jessica.             She looked at the little bubble on the side of her phone’s screen. “Raincheck, already have plans tonight.”            And, to be honest, that was true. She did already have pl...

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“The Man in the Mirror” by Peter Saydollar

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #101

How often do you look at yourself in a mirror? Sure, you may check to see how far a certain shirt comes down your waist, or maybe you check to make sure the part of your hair is in the right spot, or maybe you’ve been hitting the gym more frequently and want to see your progress. Perhaps you want to see if that shirt still fits from your 20’s. But this is not what David was tasked with. He wasn’t supposed to look at his body, he was supposed to look at himself. David couldn’t remember the last time he’d done that.&nb...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #101
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