Zachariah Chamberlin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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“The Light and Flame” by Zachariah Chamberlin

Submitted to Contest #232

The Light and Flame By Zachariah Chamberlin Pain. Blood. Cold. Gravity. I don’t remember feeling any of these before. I look around, but I can’t see anything. It’s so dark here. I feel something like sand under my feet, maybe mud. I also feel cold air whip across...

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“On the Shore of Styx” by Zachariah Chamberlin

Submitted to Contest #222

The boy peered beyond the river to the desert beyond. Somewhere in all that desolation, a monstrous city teaming with souls awaits. He could still go there. His option to cross the river is still on the table. Then there was the alternative. Stay with the ferryman, learn from him, and awaken the thing inside him. He has felt something growing in him, pressing against his ribs, aching for release. It had been a gi...

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“Haunted Bodies” by Zachariah Chamberlin

Submitted to Contest #215

Haunted Bodies by Zachariah Chamberlin Loneliness has a scent. That's what Richard Warren thought as he leaned against his black Cadillac in the ruins of the Salt Creek Elementary School parking lot. The smell was a stew of the uncut grass, dusty pebbles, and the recently departed rainclouds. Just how long would he have to wait? "Detective Warren?" called out a voice from within the shadows of the school entrance. The moon was full tonight and so very b...

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