Robin Barker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The Zombigram” by Robin Barker

Submitted to Contest #60

I found it while I was trawling the internet one evening. There wasn’t much else to do at the end of the world. At least not for the living. So, it was the answer to my prayers. I’d been looking for something to give my life purpose and there it was staring me in the face. I had no job, no girlfriend and not much prospect for the future… until now. It was dark outside, but the computer screen flickered with promise. I sent it to the basket and quickly paid for it. The website informed me I could expect my delivery within the next hour. I sa...

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“Run” by Robin Barker

Submitted to Contest #50

In a dark, lonely woodland, I stopped to catch my breath and reflect on the past. The last few months in particular. It had all started when lockdown was announced. The days would be long I imagined, but pleasant enough. I was furloughed from my restaurant job, but my husband, Brandon, was still able to do his. We couldn’t go out or see anyone, so there would be plenty of home cooked meals when he wasn’t on shift with glasses of our favourite wine and something on Netflix to accompany. His favourite show Line of Duty...

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“In Absentia” by Robin Barker

Submitted to Contest #39

That morning Alex awoke to find an aeroplane in her parent’s back field. It was balanced nose to tail, fuselage crumpled, the only thing keeping it upright an old cowshed it had landed on top of. It reminded her of a giant cigarette stubbed out on the grass. One of its wings had broken off and was embedded in a nearby tree. Alex looked up and pictured it losing control, going into a nosedive, crashing through the thin layer of clouds above and on to their property. Alex couldn’t imagine what it would’ve been like to have been a passenger. O...

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Author bio

I’m a 40 year old writer from Cheltenham. I’ve written lots of short stories and won several competitions (not as much as I’d like, but there’s still plenty of time for that to change). I’m trying my hand at writing a horror novel set in Peru. My dream is to be a published novelist.