Sam Porter

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2022

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“Along the Western Highway” by Sam Porter

Jangling keys. Loaded bags. Thudding doors. Seatbelts on. Handbrake off and the car’s steady acceleration out of the driveway. The engine purred as we drifted down the street. “We’ll meet your mum and sister on the other side of the border. In Adelaide, okay?” my father said, turning his head to look at me in the seat behind. “And we’ll stop at the bakery wh...

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“Spurring Fate” by Sam Porter

In a pearlescent white room with walls spanning the height of three storeys, Jackson Jones took his seat alongside nine other trainees. Of course, Jackson Jones wasn't his real name but the one assigned to him for his new job as a Time Correspondent. The trainees were being inducted into the Agency of Time Travel, an inter-governmental organisation established in 2582 with very limited resources and extremely strict restrictions around travelling through time. Agent Chiu, their supervisor, paced the area in front of the...

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“The Lamp Lighter of Cape Woolamai” by Sam Porter

It was a balmy, summer night on the island. A chorus of insects chirped loudly underneath a cloudless, starry sky. The prospect of a new year had brought an air of excitement and nervousness into the house. In a warm room lively with laughter, William poured three more glasses of wine.“Willy, not another!”Abby, his wife, hugged him from behind and rested her head on his shoulder. He smiled and kissed her, spilling wine onto the table as he did so.“It’s a celebration, honey. A tribute t...

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“Playing God” by Sam Porter

It was approaching 2am when Lexi made the discovery that would fracture the world. She skulled the rest of her black coffee and sat the paper cup down on the smooth, white table. She was at the university working on her PhD thesis. The research involved creating controlled, miniature black holes in a Vacuity Machine and then testing its potential for hyper-space travel. It was mostly hypothetical research.Lexi ran the formulas through the Vacuity Machine over and over again. She was analysing the resul...

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Author bio

Hello! I'm a Masters student (journalism) living in Naarm -Melbourne, Australia). Obsessed with reading. Trying to build a habit of regular creative writing. Nature lover. Musician. Queer.

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