Terry Wayne Carpenter

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2022

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“The Law of Rare Events” by Terry Wayne Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #174

Warning: sexual fetish content. A darkness passes over the quiescent surveillance of drones mining precious metals beneath the ocean floor. What else could be hiding down here? Drones are the only things capable of withstanding the pressure and heat this deep in earth’s crust. The drones and their Spider Captain, of course.  Upon first glance, Chester Jones thinks nothing of it, and goes back to thumbing through the photos stored on his phone: Annika… Nata… Anita… Cherise… Only five more days until the transport arrives and he can get o...

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“A Crappy Day” by Terry Wayne Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #173

Cries and grunts from little Abigail fill the room. She hasn’t pooped in three days. Poor little thing. Two months old is too young to have so many problems. My wife and I have enough to worry about. With bills piling up, her inability to cope with an increasingly colicky baby, and my inability to find steady work, it’s looking more and more like there will be no Christmas to celebrate this year. It’s hard to understand the world these days. I work two jobs and can’t find enough work to make ends meet. All you want as a father is to provide...

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