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Ryan Au

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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Caverns

Submitted to Contest #95

I should have chosen the dark door.Around me, ghostly, multicolored wisps of mist swirled around me, giving the cavern I was in an unfocused, ethereal look. There was soft, faint light coming from every direction, yet there was no visible source; there was no sunlight, no stars. Ghosts swirled around me - everyone I had known in my life, my family, my friends, even my parrot who had died a few days before, all drifting endlessly in this massive, dimly lit cavern.It was the vision of the afterlife I’d had since I was a kid.Of course, it wasn’...

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Nowhere Left to Run

Submitted to Contest #93

‘Toby! Are you coming or not?!’ Toby flinched as his friend’s voice burst through the earphones he was wearing, interrupting his favorite song he was listening to. ‘Lisa, I told you, I don’t want to go!’ ‘What do you mean you’re not going? It’s Tom’s birthday, and he’s your friend! Imagine how disappointed he would be if you refused to come! Tomorrow’s his 15th birthday, and if-’ ‘He’d have to be disappointed, then,’ he snapped, and disconnected the phone call before Lisa could argue any further. With a small sigh, Toby turned back t...

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