Syed Mashud

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Folly- Episode 1: Adam” by Syed Mashud

Submitted to Contest #247

Warning: contains themes of violence, substance abuse, and mental healthThe people of Avaritiae do not know beyond what they have been provided access to. Most of their lives, they have lived in these lands, which are abundant in produce but have rotted away their souls. Their souls are barren and can yield nothing that etches the fervor of the human heart. The men here have the freedom of speech but are stripped of their freedom of thought. Life is a mechanical procession of thoughts devoid of exploration. Minds are like caged birds, capabl...

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“Clay” by Syed Mashud

Submitted to Contest #246

It's all fun and games until grown men turn to God for divine intervention. If you ask me, there is no divine intervention, or perhaps this was it. We started this chaos; our descent into a vindictive quest had us stranded behind enemy lines. Our unforgiving nature convinced us that we had good to achieve, a purpose for our people. Deep inside, we all knew we were the instigators. We dug our own graves. Some of us looked up to the cloudy, misty skies with heavy breaths escaping our lungs along with all strands of hope we had harbored in our ...

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Author bio

It was only after his second failed attempt that he realized he had conceived something very unsettling in his heart: frothy, unyielding resentment for the Reedsy judge panel