Sheldon R. S. Crocker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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2 Stories

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“Drowning in the Same Night” by Sheldon R. S. Crocker

Submitted to Contest #291

Sheldon woke up in the gutter, soaked to the bone. The rain lashed his skin, cold and unrelenting, sinking into his clothes like punishment. His fingers curled against the pavement, pressing into cracks filled with dirt and broken glass. The city around him pulsed—streetlights flickered, neon glowed in the distance, and somewhere, far away, people laughed. For a moment, he just lay there, breath slow, heartbeat sluggish.Where was I last night? Dooly’s? The old dive bar by the docks? Or was it that place downtown with the pool tables and the ...

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“The Silent Pulse” by Sheldon R. S. Crocker

Submitted to Contest #290

The city of Vailis ran like clockwork, a place where efficiency reigned and deviation was crushed beneath the weight of cold precision. Buildings stood in identical symmetry, their steel-gray facades devoid of personality. The streets were silent save for the rhythmic hum of surveillance drones and the echo of synchronized footsteps. No laughter. No lingering glances. No warmth.And beneath it all, the Pulse beat on.A citywide network, wired into every building, every pathway, every body. The Pulse System tracked the rhythm of its citizens—he...

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