Ruslan Starodubtsev

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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“Family Matters” by Ruslan Starodubtsev

The sound of chalk scratching against the blackboard filled the room.  -Khm, let me remind you of the topic of the previous lesson.  I cleared my throat and turned to the class. Most of the students were paying attention, a couple of them glued to their notebooks, even if they forgot to set themselves on the ground, and were floating slightly, their transparent bodies passing through the desks. -As I’ve been saying, the boundary between our world, and the so-called “Afterlife” has been gradually closing since 1739, forcing so...

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“STOP! ” by Ruslan Starodubtsev

Submitted to Contest #220

This is a stop sign.  John looked around, just to reassess the situation once again. He was still in the desert, not the fancy ones like in Africa, with majestic sand dunes, and scorching heat, but the one where the landscape is flat and lifeless. Rocky soil that even weeds won’t grow on. Lifeless land that even cockroaches avoided. The cold, almost freezing wind that was torturing him for days now.  And yet, here it was—a stop sign in the middle of nowhere.  -I must be going completely insane, - John mused, circling aro...

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Once I had a passion for writing. Now, I'm trying to reignite it by writing at least one short story per week with Reedsy's prompts. Any criticism of my work is truly appreciated.