Richa Saran

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

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3 Stories

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“A First Date, with Guns... and Mutant Bugs” by Richa Saran

Submitted to Contest #81

“I don’t usually bring a gun to a first date, you know,” huffed Simon, as he leapt over the prone corpse of the Sectoid that had momentarily blocked their path. His strange alien-looking weapon had just been unloaded between its compound eyes, allowing them access to the lower tunnels beneath the city. Aliya said nothing as she was led swiftly along down the tunnel. She had seen so much death in the last ...

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“the Cabin” by Richa Saran

Submitted to Contest #27

The steam swirling up from the mug of fresh coffee in my hands slowly condensed on the tip of my nose as I held the rim of the cup just to my chin, not yet willing to risk a sip at the risk of burning my tongue. A burnt tongue was not a death sentence, but it would definitely mar the sweetness of Granny Clarice’s special holiday cookies. I’d have to wait for my much-needed caffeine hit, as I would wait for those notoriously decadent cookies. Good things come with time. Waking up at the crack of dawn, I spent the entire morning ...

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“At First Sight” by Richa Saran

Submitted to Contest #16

I saw her from across the room and I knew immediately that I was in love.How many times had I heard people around me talk about love at first sight? Sure, it was a time-honored cliche but I never thought it could apply to me. Countless times I watched from the sidelines as my friends and family, one by one, found this type of connection that seemed to consistently avoid me. Not until the moment I saw her did I realize I had allowed myself to settle into the hopeless assumption that not another living soul would ever be able to fill...

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