Sam Kelly

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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“Justice in Vallywall” by Sam Kelly

Submitted to Contest #102

A shadow moved and the chase began. Alec darted from his hiding place behind a battered chimney and dived forth into the night, landing like a cat and immediately springing up after his prey. His quarry – this time a rather plump halfling by the name ‘perrin’ – glanced over his shoulders, eyes wide with fear. Alec was used to this, and held no reservation in using all force necessary to uphold the councils justice. An enchanted obsidian dagger flew from his cloak, burying itself deep in the back of the halflings left Leg, its devilish enchan...

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“The way of the Scar” by Sam Kelly

Submitted to Contest #66

The steel barricades grated open, rust tearing from the chains and sand blowing into the chamber from the new breeze that appeared with the light, cutting into the darkness of the chamber. Torin glanced to his side, and seeing Frentor’s nervous smile, he grasped his blade and rose. The light reflected weirdly off the bronze blade, weak by usual standards, but made unbreakable by the combination of the diamond in its hilt and the magic of his heritage. The handle stretched the length of his arm, half spear, half sword. A deadly weapon and a p...

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“The conscience of a condemned man” by Sam Kelly

Submitted to Contest #36

4/4/2010Dear Diary,While I lie here in this harsh prison bed, with a mattress that refuses to compress under my weight, and a mind full of horrors, I am forced by some, supernatural entity to stay awake. My mind knows I’m to die, it understands why and my soul keeps my body in this state, to force a few extra hours of guilt-ridden suffering into my life, to truly enforce the punishment for my sins.The most poignant image, despite the many I have killed in cold blood, is the one I killed by accident. The blood staining my windscreen as I took...

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