Zach Shapiro

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

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“Just A Friend ” by Zach Shapiro

Submitted to Contest #213

Theo was having second thoughts. Erin had been in the bathroom for a few minutes, no longer than a normal amount, but his mind was still racing. Erin was cute, with inquisitive eyes and a charming, big-toothed smile. The conversation had flowed well thus far, about thirty minutes and one drink in. They had a darkly sarcastic conversation about their approaching thirties. But with her away from the table he was now seeing a bit more of the surrounding room and a different perspective of the bar he had chosen. The crowd was slightly younger, w...

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“Benny Bitter and the Cree Three” by Zach Shapiro

Submitted to Contest #160

It had been four years since the last rains. A normally verdant and temperate valley had become yellowed with drought and death, everything from grass to bushes to trees withering to a pale and lifeless straw. The hills of dead grass and huddled bunches of bare trees looked down upon the dried-out river, now a rocky and carcass-filled road, an underworldly shadow of the existing road that had previously followed the river.  A heavily armored truck rumbled down the road, its cargo a huge water tank, led and followed by police cars. Two ...

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“Memory and a McDouble” by Zach Shapiro

Submitted to Contest #159

What did I do for dinner last Wednesday? It’s remarkable how hard it can be to think back after only five days. I remember Thursday’s dinner, a lackluster meatloaf smothered in ketchup, something totally forgettable aside from its brash mediocrity, but that isn’t past the look-back threshold. The memory has to be five days old to buy this combo McDouble meal, and why not trade the memory of one forgettable dinner for another? Now just to remember.  I had already ordered the meal at the kiosk, and now I’m standing here with the neurolin...

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Author bio

Hi! I’m a 28 year old author based in Austin, Texas. I released my debut novel, a dystopian/speculative fiction thriller called “The Certainty of Tides” in September 2021. I love writing in speculative/dystopian genres to critique the world around us (think Black Mirror), but am also interested in the here and now! Would love to discuss! Zach