Ray Samber

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Always Grateful” by Ray Samber

Submitted to Contest #283

For Roxy, getting sober hadn’t been easy. It had taken about six months of relapsing, changing her number, and altering her entire lifestyle in order to get to a place where she could put together any time that really felt legit. Nearly six months was the longest she’d ever been sober since she started the journey a year ago in November, when her family found out the truth about how she was coping with life. It had been a blur when everything first came to light, but it all happened because of her brother. He had a surgery and she just could...

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“A Million Smiles” by Ray Samber

Submitted to Contest #240

A shiver runs down my spine when a light gust of ocean breeze rushes past me through the trees. I can feel the pebbles crunching against the rock through the bottom of my shoe. It reminds me of just how fragile everything is and if just one of those pebbles was knocked out of place or a strong enough burst of wind rushed through, I would be at the bottom of this rock formation in seconds flat. I’ve always been scared of heights but for some reason when I come here and stand on the edge, I feel at peace. Everything else in the world dies down...

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“Dreading the Sun” by Ray Samber

Submitted to Contest #216

I can’t remember how long it’s been. I could feel as he carefully patched pieces of me together until I was big enough to roll. He was wearing his green scarf, black gloves, and blue striped boots overtop his grey snow-pants and blue camouflage jacket. Flakes of me were falling hard, making it hard to see everything he was doing but he was working hard to create his vision of me. I started out as a big ball, then after a little while longer I had a smaller ball atop that one, & eventually there was three balls atop each other each one sm...

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“Smell of Vanilla” by Ray Samber

Submitted to Contest #206

Run! Faster! Keep going. Just keep breathing. I don’t think I’m gonna make it! Maybe I should just fall down and let him get me. She can feel her heart racing, the wind blowing in her ears, her legs burning…, her hope fading. She trips on something, a rock, and ferociously scrambles to her feet, neurotically checking behind her for any sight of him. She’s only a couple blocks away from the house and she can’t see him; she starts to think she might make it. Suddenly a hand takes her by the hair and yanks her onto her back. He drags her with h...

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“London Puzzles” by Ray Samber

Submitted to Contest #205

A thin layer of dust hung in the air as he lay there letting the effects take over, a slow cascade of tingles spread through his body and his eyes widened, his mind floating away into another dimension. Pangs of guilt wash over London, as he had promised that last time would be the last time, but slip ups come way too easy and staying clean makes things too real. Hours pass before he starts to slip back into reality. Jerod’s gonna be so mad. I can’t believe I messed up. Again! Now I gotta start all over. “Well, was it worth it?” Jerod asks, ...

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