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Damian Fourie

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2025

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The Trinket Box

Submitted to Contest #337

Bill Clifton jolted awake with one loud snore. He quickly sat up and wiped the drool off of his mouth, with the back of his hand. While surveying the plane, hoping nobody heard him, he slipped a piece of Nicorette into his mouth. His gaze paused on a beautiful young woman to his left. His eyes drift downward and he noticed that she was reading a version of the bible he had never seen before. The cover was completely black, scattered with gold specks- it almost looked like the night sky sprinkled with stars. In bold yellow letters it read: “T...

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The Red Bottle Cap

Beep the PlayStation 5 light flickers from a white, to blue, then settles on a steady orange. Clive Clifton shuffles towards his bed, pausing at the poster on his wall. He kisses his fingers and places them on the lips of a pixelated Lara Croft. Flicking the light switch, he jumps under the covers, rolling onto his side. Phone in hand, he thumbed open Reddit. Headlines about the latest Xbox handheld and platinum trophies blurred together as his eyelids grew heavy. Plop. A sound behind him. By the window. Clive froze, then slowly turned. He u...

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