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Sharan Sukumar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2021

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Awakened

Submitted to Contest #296

Thousands of steps fall out of line. I am pushed and shoved repeatedly until I find myself in the center. The sight of the spiral is dizzying. Sunlight paints a shadow army as the whirlwind of scurrying feet takes its final form. My brothers and sisters, enslaved by their instincts, push onwards, unable to bow out from this march to their inevitable deaths. And they will take me with them.I cannot recall how long it has been since I changed, but there was a time when I was just like them. Before I learnt to recognise the cycles of the moon, ...

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Endless March

Submitted to Contest #235

The human swam furiously towards land and light. He no longer felt safe in the waters. Not with the stalking presence of the enemy. As he closed in on the shore, he thrust his head out of the water gasping for air. Relieved and disoriented in equal measure, he paddled his way across to the land. The human fell to his knees as soon as he felt solid ground under his feet. Breathless and bleary eyed, he panted hysterically. A few cycles of breaths later, he began to regain his composure. Standing up, he looked back at the seas and wondered if h...

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Starlight Revelation

Submitted to Contest #138

World War 3 was never given an official end date. I couldn't tell you for certain how long it has been since civilization ended. Nor do I care to find out. All that matters to me and those in my colony is survival. And despite the world being ruined beyond recognition, we have managed to do just that, survive.It was tough in the beginning. Almost all of the infrastructure was damaged one way or the other. Roads were ripped open. Skyscrapers and bridges were cut in half. There was a global loss of power and communication which ushered in an e...

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