Sumit Kumar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Childhood is an unforgettable” by Sumit Kumar

Submitted to Contest #61

As a child, I wrote my last will. All my toys were to go to our cat: my room – to Alex, the local hobo who always said "hi" to me; my etiquette textbook was to go to my brother, as we'd had a fight not long before. I brought the list to my aunt, who was a lawyer, and asked her to "apostle" it. She was a resourceful woman, so she sent copies of my list to all our relatives, crowning it all by putting the original on her desk in a frame. That way, not only my family laughed at me but all her clients did too. Once, a boy from my class approache...

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“ Put The Fun Back ” by Sumit Kumar

Submitted to Contest #60

A new literary sub-genre is being born today, while you nap at your desk. It features larger-than-life, and often comical, characters having bizarro adventures after the end of the world.And the TV show Jericho is all about how the lucky Kansas town clings to domesticity in the face of the mass slaughter of half the United States. The show lingers lovingly over its characters' pristine kitchens and nice clothes, even as they indulge in the greatest luxury of all — petty soap-opera drama. Call it "post-apocalyptic picaresque." Two...

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“the transition” by Sumit Kumar

Submitted to Contest #60

I found out in the most interesting way that I died. My plan was to stay in all weekend. The first time for a while. I was simply going to watch the college football triple-header, but then I realize I have nothing to drink, no pizza, no chips nothing for breakfast or lunch next week. No point starving in the process. It’s an early October weekend, but not too cold. I throw on some shorts and head out. And who do I run into? Literally, run into. Lake Montgomery. I hadn’t seen her in years. I was looking into the freezer section at the grocer...

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“Love at the End of the World” by Sumit Kumar

Submitted to Contest #60

Romance is often an important factor in young adult fiction, and when characters are facing a repressive regime or trying to survive disasters that are poised to usher in the end of the world, it only raises the stakes of the love story. Helping readers navigate the dystopian and post-apocalyptic genre means knowing the degree and intensity of the romance involved in the story and how much it factors into the plot in addition to the other appeal factors. Readers who enjoy romance but who are also fascinated by the what-if scenarios presented...

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