Shawn Kirkpatrick

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

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“Shoot Second” by Shawn Kirkpatrick

Submitted to Contest #151

Shoot Second They sat in four very evenly spaced rows consisting of five two person tables in a high school chemistry room like setting. The one exception was that the thick tabletops were white. All computer tablets were to be turned off by 7:30 PM sharp, when Captain Harris would address the group with their beginning shift briefing. This was a carefully selected group set to run main patrols overnights from Wednesday through Saturday over the next ten-week shift cycle while most of the district 28 Police Department...

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“ALVN” by Shawn Kirkpatrick

Submitted to Contest #150

ALVN A.L.V.N. was born three years ago and was now in charge of all drug dispensing for a hospital inpatient floor of thirty-two beds. He is sharpie black with a round frosted opaque top, about the height of a table. He moves like one of those robot vacuum cleaners. In his station at night, while recharging, he uploads all he has learns each day. His station is set up in a small alcove where the vending machines are. The “A” stands for Advanced. Today, after being loaded up with deliveries, he begins in room 243B whe...

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