Thomas Shorb

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“The Golden Child” by Thomas Shorb

Submitted to Contest #100

A delicious, yet pungent scent of garlic saturates the air, as a loaf of bread lay split in twain, within the bowels of an open-faced kiln. Fire licks the bottom crust creating a charred and delectable finish. A woman in her early twenties with hair as golden as sunflower petals carefully removes the pieces and places them upon a long, ivory plate. Her verdant eyes dance with the light of the kiln and lan...

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“Brilliant Darkness” by Thomas Shorb

Submitted to Contest #99

A salmon-colored sunset poured radiant warmth over Khanos. His now forty-year-old hands quivered nervously as he counted the empty small and large brass casings that still reeked of sulfur. "Twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five…" he continues gruffly for a few moments. "Fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-six...." He continues to count as he watches the sun just begin to touch the horizon over the sun-scorched prairie. Sweat creeps down the side of his head into his deep brown beard. Pooling withi...

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