Tom Falconer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

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“Light Entities ” by Tom Falconer

Submitted to Contest #136

It had been six months since Light Entities had been released. For six months—gamers tried to beat the game. For six months—gamers had failed. Gamers weren't hunting for a faster speed-run or a 100% completion achievement: they just wanted to beat the damn thing.The top of the Playstation 8 console lifted up and the upper half of John's body was exposed. "That wasn't so bad John, I've seen you do worse." Ryan said "I'm done Ryan, I'm done. I'm not playing this garbage anymore," John said while exiting the console."You can't quit!?!...

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“Overstayed Its Welcome” by Tom Falconer

Submitted to Contest #135

Ashley and her father John had gained a lot of weight. It had been 5 years this day, since Ashley's mother had passed. Her mother used to prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner; she would take care of the entire home and take Ashley to school.Ashley was too young to have learned how to provide healthy energy for her family and John, her father, was always exhausted from the mines. The depression hadn't got easier for him, and his age was starting to show, the mines took more and more of a toll on him these days. His pay was going down and down...

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“Absorbed” by Tom Falconer

Submitted to Contest #134

"God, my heavenly father, I understand you only throw at us what we can endure but how can I recover from this? Of what use am I now that I've failed to protect my family? What is the point of learning from this lesson? What is the point of being stronger, If the people I was supposed to protect: are gone."A bang from the closet shocked me and jarred my concentration— I lost my prayer. I hadn't touched that closet, or heard any noise come out of it in years. I made my way over carefully, snakes appeared in the house from time to time: it was...

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Author bio

What if the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Ready Player One had a baby? Wonder no more because I made that baby. I present to you, the Colosseum: Pilot Episode. I must warn you to be careful though, you may be far too entertained, you may not be used to it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3V5HSPV