Richard D

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

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“The Eye Of The Beholder” by Richard D

Submitted to Contest #225

The Eye Of The Beholder. John stopped in his tracks. “You guys go on. I’ll catch up” he called to his friends as they walked ahead. He held his breath and stared. He had never seen anything like it. His pupils dilated, eyes widening as his jaw dropped open, transfixed. “Hey buddy" John felt a hand on his shoulder. "Come on man, we gotta get going!" John blinked and shook his head briefly, before turning to see his friend, Patrick, staring at him. "Are you ok?" "Yeah, I'm... I'm fine" "Are you sure, cos you kind of zo...

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“The Button” by Richard D

Submitted to Contest #224

THE BUTTON Was it really possible to get tired of the view? Sergei asked himself this very question as Africa swept past his window, as it had done roughly every 90 minutes for the last 18 days. The view from the small window in the Space Station’s Multipurpose Laboratory was spectacular. Sergei would no doubt enjoy it far more if it wasn’t for the button. Two wires, electrical contacts, a spring, and a rectangle of plastic. All that stood between life and death. 5 days, 16 hours, 48 minutes and … 20 seconds ago things had gone wrong, s...

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