Shaun Griffin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2023

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“The Safest Man in London” by Shaun Griffin

Submitted to Contest #260

“The Southwark Slasher struck again last night,” whispered Jasper Thomas. “A prostitute. Drained every drop of blood from her body.” “I can’t imagine why he’s called the Slasher,” sniffed Arnold Penny. “Why do you say that?” “Well, there’s no blood for one thing. And, apart from a single cut across the throat the body is untouched.” Jasper sniggered. “Well, the papers can hardly call him the Southwark Drainer, now, can they? It just doesn’t have the same ring to it.” Benjamin Good looked up from his ledger and frowned. “Quiet!” he hissed. “I...

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“The Human Touch.” by Shaun Griffin

Submitted to Contest #213

Mencius was Luc Debord’s baby. True, he was part of a team of programmers working on the development of Mencius, but the bulk of the code had been written by him. Even the name had been his idea. A year ago, their company had won the government contract to provide a programme enhancement to PAX, the advanced AI system which controlled America’s ICBM silos. PAX had been installed in response to rising tensions with their old Cold War foe, Russia. The war between India and China over the Aksai Chin region had not helped matters but the recent ...

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“Kenneth's day.” by Shaun Griffin

Submitted to Contest #212

One Tuesday morning Kenneth Wilson came to the realization that he despised people. He was about to open the doors of the small post office when he glanced up at the informal queue of waiting people. Each wore the same look of quiet impatience. It was a look that said he was the sole reason for the delay to their self-important lives. He stopped, key paused halfway to the lock, and smiled. The squat, balding man standing in front responded with a puzzled frown. For the briefest of moments Kenneth considered not unlocking the door, if only to...

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Author bio

Shaun Griffin is a structural engineer currently working in Australia. He and his wife live in a small coastal town where they share a house with their spoiled pet Cavoodle. He is the author of the Vampire Crime Noir novel, Hera's Curse. The first of his American Noir Trilogy, he is currently completing the second in the series, Hera's Scream.