Prissy Sturz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“The Origins of Knowledge” by Prissy Sturz

They dared not breathe. They dared not move—as still and as silent as the black, formless waters that surged the empty void of space before light was there to be let. The man and the woman’s thighs burned from their long wait of crouching amongst the bushes. The twigs and brambles scraped against their brown flesh, like fingers of a jury jutting out to scratch at some criminals accused. They hid in silence, hitching their breath, daring not to be heard as God walked through the garden. “Where are you?” He called out. The woman shivered. The ...

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“Sky View” by Prissy Sturz

Submitted to Contest #240

People were beginning to mistake the sky for the sea; that’s why they started jumping off the ship. The jumpers had grown so weary of the white masts flapping in the wind and the creak of the wooden floorboards beneath their feet. They grew weary of sailing, of traveling amongst the clouds for what seemed to be an eternity, waiting to see where the wind would wisp them off to. When the jumpers began to grow weary, so did their minds. Their brains started to become all slow and sluggish, and their judgment all clouded and dazed. That’s when t...

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“From and Towards” by Prissy Sturz

Submitted to Contest #235

There’s no way people actually eat this shit. I ladled the brown goo onto the plate and handed it to the person waiting in line. They accepted it gratefully, giving a small smile before they turned and left to go sit with the others. That’s what I thought before I had to eat it myself. In truth, it wasn’t actually bad. It looked somewhat concerning, yes, but once you got it into your mouth, you’d come to find out that it was actually pretty good. For being the leftovers of whatever had been scavenged from the trash bins of the Corpuses,...

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“Summertime Supernova” by Prissy Sturz

Submitted to Contest #214

CW: This story contains themes of substance abuse, domestic violence, and graphic imagery I don’t think that many people can say they’ve ever seen a supernova. In fact, it can be observed that nobody could ever say that they’ve seen such an interstellar occurrence. There are only a select few who are the exception to this observation: one of them is astronomer Tycho Brahe, who recorded Tycho’s Supernova in 1572. Another exception would be Johannes Kepler, who recorded Kepler’s Supernova in 1604. And another exception would be me. I’ve seen...

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“A Weary Christmas and Holiday Jeer” by Prissy Sturz

“I hate Christmas. I don’t know how people can call it ‘the most wonderful time of the year.’ It’s the most dreadful time of the year. It’s too cold to go out and do anything. I’ve been locked up in my room all month festering away at my computer screen. I swear, my eyes are on the verge of melting right out of their sockets from how much time I’ve been spending staring at this stupid, white glowing box. Every minute I spend here I can feel my brain cells slowly frying one by one like an egg in a pan. I petition that we get rid of this folly...

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Author bio

There are three rules to ensure your safety when the night arrives: 1. Close all your windows and make sure to lock them---don't mislead them into thinking they are welcome 2. Keep all of your curtains open---they like to watch you when you are sleeping. Having your curtains closed will make them mad. 3. Make sure that you are sleeping before they arrive-they'll know if you're awake Be wary, traveler. Do not open your eyes until the sun rises. They are children of the night. They seek to add into the eternal abyss.