Richard Dauer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

Stories (3)

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“ Mrs. Spencer's Suicide” by Richard Dauer

Submitted to Contest #102

THE LINE IS long due to COVID-19 and all the Fourth of July shootings last weekend in the United States. I'm Raymond Johnson, attorney at law, and as far as I can tell, I died about three hours ago. I am now sitting in line at the pearly gates waiting for my interview. Sitting next to me is Kola Ajose, a former Nigerian soldier, who'd been killed by gunfire from the ambushers at his general's motorcade. H...

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“Adam's Ghost” by Richard Dauer

Submitted to Contest #101

"MASTER ADAM HUMPHREY? I want to talk to you," a voice said in the garage. Adam looked around, and didn't see anyone.  "Master Adam Humphrey, my name is Lord Baron Kelvin. I am trapped inside this mirror. I have been for over a thousand years. Look here, I need your help."  Adam walked over, faced an image of an old man, with long hair and bushy eyebrows. "A...

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“More? More Coffee?” by Richard Dauer

Submitted to Contest #100

I’M NOT GOING in the front. I’ll just wait here until someone comes out. The door swung open. “Hi Jessica. You back?” Ronny said, the dinner-hour, salad-prep guy. She answered him by only shrugging her shoulders--she didn’t know. She had a hunch she’d know where he was. Now in the kitchen of “Mio Amico” restaurant, she headed to the little staff lunchroom. There was Reed, her manager, sitting at the back table, alone in front of a pile of dirty dishes, scrubbing through his iPhone. Jessica sat ...

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Author bio

American. I live in Santos, Brazil.