Richard Messner

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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“The Key” by Richard Messner

Submitted to Contest #192

The Key By Rick Messner "Guess what I found", I said holding my hand out in the shape of a fist to hide my discovery. "Let's see, it's gotta be something small since it's in your hand, at least I assume it's in your hand. I know, it's my long lost ten-carat diamond ring!" "Wrong, you always guess that and as far as I know you have never owned a ten-carat any kind of ring. You certainly didn't get one from me." "Cheapskate. OK, I give up, let's see this find of yours." I opened my hand to display a small gray key. "Remember this?" B...

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“Asta Disappears” by Richard Messner

Submitted to Contest #186

Asta Disappears by Rick Messner "He's gotta be somewhere around here." "Why do you think that?" "I don't know, just a feeling, I guess." "Well, I think your feeling is wrong, he's not here." "How do you know, we've hardly looked." "I have feelings, too and mine say he's not here and not only that, they say he was in the red car that raced by a couple minutes ago." "Did you see him in there?" "No, but I think he was or could have been." "I saw the same red car and he wasn't in there." "It was going pretty fast so you can't be sur...

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