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Ben Kopetan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2026

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The Final meal

I still remember the night they took me in. Sirens. Flashing lights. The restaurant’s neon sign flickering above us like a dying heartbeat. My girlfriend, Mara, lying on the polished tile floor between overturned chairs and half‑eaten plates, her face swollen, her throat closed, her eyes wide with terror.We’d gone out to celebrate her promotion. She ordered pasta. I ordered a burger.We laughed. We talked. We made plans.Then she took one bite of her meal, froze, and collapsed.I held her, screaming for help, but the paramedics arrived too late...

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On the Lamb

Weekly Contest #359

Fog rolled in from the mountains early that night; thick enough to to blur the treeline a mere 20 feet away. Pouring down rain and a full moon loomed over the forest and wind whipped through the tree branches. I sat in an old chair; two dead rabbits lay on the table glistening with fresh blood. I’m thankful I came back from hunting when I did. If I hadn’t, who knows if I would have made it back in this retched weather. Suddenly, I heard a thundering knock at the door and then another and another. Quickly I leapt up from my chair and raced to...

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