Ray Van Horn

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (3)

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“B.L.M.” by Ray Van Horn

Submitted to Contest #45

B.L.M.By Ray Van Horn, Jr."Man, just stop.""What? We've been friends for ages, Marcus. Why can't I..."           "Because you can't, Sam."           The sun torched the city with a seeming intent to break wills with no apparent discrimination. The beams pounded both ebony and pale skins alike with 93 degree fury, adding to the agitated swell already in the air. The summer vapors were like a broth. To both men...

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“Senior Prom” by Ray Van Horn

Submitted to Contest #44

Senior PromBy Ray Van Horn, Jr.I got home well before curfew to show respect, even though I turned 18 a week ago. In a late birthday celebration, Chuck treated me to pepper and onion-loaded cheese steaks from Sal's before we took in a haul from Farpoint Comics and capped it with a handful of laps around the neighborhood in the dark. We just kinda winged the night, since that seemed the only logical course. It's Prom night, but neither of us went. In Chuck's case, he cares more about whether Spiderman and Mary Jane are rea...

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“A Hilton Highballers Reunion” by Ray Van Horn

Submitted to Contest #40

 A Hilton Highballers Reunion By Ray Van Horn, Jr.             "Matt Marcinko, how the hell are you, old friend..."            Her echo rings around the frosted-over farm, more omnipresent than the slosh of diesel gurgling down the cylindrical oil tank receptacle next to the oblique metal storm doors seldom used when we'd lived here. I'm beat, my knuckles are red and raw from the morning chill.  My ...

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Author bio

Ray Van Horn, Jr. is a veteran journalist and author. He spent 13 years covering music and film for outlets such as Blabbermouth, AMP, Dee Snider's House of Hair, Music Dish, DVD Review, Horror News.net, Fangoria Musick, Metal Maniacs, Impose and many others. He has contributed essays to Neil Daniels' music biographies on Iron Maiden and ZZ Top. Ray wrote NHL game analysis for The Hockey Nut and other sports articles for Kid Shtick. He was a beat reporter and photographer for The Emmitsburg Dispatch and The Northern News. Ray wrote serialized superhero fiction for Cyber Age Adventures and his fiction has also appeared at Akashic Books and New Noise, plus the anthologies "Axes of Evil" and "Axes of Evil II." He was the 1999 winner of Quantum Muse's fiction contest. Ray has been featured at numerous poetry open mike events in his native state of Maryland. His essay, "What Would Stan Lee Say About COVID-19?" was recently accepted by The Rubbertop Review.