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David Moyer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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I Wasn't Truly Lost Until...

David Moyer

CONTENT WARNING: This story touches on some mental health (anxiety) issues including the "mental doom-spiral" and suicidal tendency. There's nothing overly graphic in here, but if you are easily triggered please consider yourself warned. The main theme involves a character who pushes themself too hard to reach a goal, and a major setback affects them more than it should, resulting in a tragedy. For those who know me personally, yes bits and pieces of this were inspired by events in my real life - that's just how the writing process works...

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On a Wing and a... Coffee?

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #293

Shaun was ecstatic about his vacation. He hadn’t taken a real vacation in nearly a decade. There was always work to be done around the house, or a sick family member, or a funeral, or some other important activity that kept him close to home instead of taking a trip to someplace new. This year, he put in his vacation request at work three months prior to the date, and it was immediately approved. He made his hotel and flight reservations the same day his boss approved the request. And for the past three months he had...

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Not the VR You're Thinking Of

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #291

Author’s Note: I know this doesn’t quite fit the theme for this week’s stories, but I feel like this needs to get out there, and I’m not on FB or Insta so this is basically the only way I can tell the story. This is 100% a TRUE STORY. In fact it is MY STORY.  That's right, this is NONFICTION. I live in Maine, I’m on disability, and the state’s vocational rehabilitation (VR) division was working with me last year hoping to find me a way to go back to work. They failed miserably, but that’s only because this is Maine and ...

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Mister Timmikens Goes On an Adventure

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #275

Author's Note: This week's writing challenge was supposed to be Halloween-themed, but I just felt like I needed to write something cute and sweet this time. So like it or not, you're getting some Mister Timmikens today. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to read it to your kids at bedtime tonight, and then at the end of the story you can ask them what they think the kittens' names are.“Slow down!” Sara called after the black cat as he disappeared from view for the sixth time in ten minutes. “I’m not as agile as you are, I actually need to A...

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Sacrifice

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #275

NOTE: This story alludes to some mental health issues, violence, sexual violence, etc. but not in a graphic or explicit way. It also has a "surprise twist" ending that some might find to be excessively sad. Those who are VERY easily triggered, or younger than 10, might want to skip this one or have a parent or other responsible person read it first to see if it is appropriate for you. And without further ado, I give you... "Sacrifice." BOOM… BOOM… BOOM… I am tired of getting shot at, sick of having to shoot back. BOOM… BOOM… BOOM… I’...

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The Fall of Mr. Fabulous

David Moyer

The Fall of Mr. Fabulous If it had been any other villain, Mr. Fabulous might have realized that the crime didn’t fit the usual pattern. But then Phantasmo was the most erratic of all the supervillains currently operating on the West Coast. He had no “usual pattern” to compare it to. One week he was staging a heist of some cold-war-era documents on display at the history museum, and the next he was trying to blow up the I-5 overpass in an attempt to permanently clear out the homeless camps there. He had never yet succeede...

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Journey to Proxima Centauri B

David Moyer

15 JulyMy dearest Lynn,Liftoff was a success. We all entered cryo-sleep soon afterwards, after taking a moment to admire the view as we passed the dark side of the Moon. We all just reawakened today, everyone seems to be in good health except for Oscar, who has some mild side effects that are expected to clear up before we reach our destination. This is the first time that we’ve all been awake simultaneously since we broke HEO at the start of this expedition. Donna has checked the computers against our visual observations...

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Life's Ups and Downs on the Swing Set

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #246

DISCLAIMER: This is a NOT a true story. But it could be; in fact it is based on one and it may hit really close to home for a few of you readers as it does for me. The true story I based this on went VERY LITTLE like this and had a MUCH WORSE ending, so I suppose this is the way I wish the true story had played out, in hindsight. Of course I've changed the names so as to avoid embarrassing or incriminating any actual people. Anyway... I like to call this a "true enough" story.BANG! “Awwww, OUCH, my ass!” I started laughing immediat...

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One Last Kiss for Caroline

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #237

I don’t recognize the room in which I find myself. And I’m not sure how I got here, either. As I open my eyes, it is immediately clear to me that I am not in my own cozy bed with my high thread-count sheets, not in my nice house, and my dog is not sleeping across my lap. Something nearby is chirping quietly. Something else is hissing at regular intervals. But neither of them sounds like my espresso machine or microwave. There is a distinct odor, but it is not my wife’s preferred potpourri. It smells faintly...

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Apocalypse Man Rising

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #86

Author's Note: This is the second installment of my "Apocalypse Man" story, it starts where the first chapter left off. The first chapter is also posted here on Reedsy during contest # 82 (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/82/submissions/56228/) and I highly recommend that you read that one first before starting this one. But it's your call. Alright then, here we go...    I blink my eyes a few times, letting them adjust to the brightness around me. I’m not entirely sure when was the last time...

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Apocalypse Man

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #82

Author's Note: Fair warning, this story contains some strong language and dark themes. Nothing graphical or explicit of course, but be advised it is not intended for young children. Well, here we go...    The sky is a constant shade of grey from one horizon to the other, but at least today it is a relatively light shade of grey. It is almost like a quilt covering the earth to keep it warm… but in this case it is actually doing the opposite. It must be around 20 degrees out here in the open. Fluffy particles ...

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Android Robotson, CPA

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #82

   Ever had one of those days when you just regret showing up for work? Lately every day has been like that for me. Just when I was hoping today would be an exception – that I can just get my work done and go home without any crazy incidents – I hear Todd in the next cubicle exclaim “Oh, are you serious!?” before he knocks on the wall separating us and says “Hey, Tom, get a load of this!” Almost instantly I can hear my other coworkers sniggering shamelessly. Reluctantly I hit the “save” button (just in case some...

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Dinner for Christine

David Moyer

Submitted to Contest #81

        “Remind me again why I’m here? I should be sitting right above the 40-yard line with my war-paint on.” My best friend John had tickets to the Seahawks game tonight, but I had roped him into helping me setup this romantic night instead.  “You’re here because you owe me one, and because you love Christine as much as I do, and you know this will make her happy.” John and I had been best friends since the first grade. Even though my family moved around a lot, we stayed i...

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Author bio

Trained as a scientist and a musician, worked 40 different jobs in half a career, in 30 different industries. Got sick with an autoimmune disease, can't work anymore and had to "retire early" on disability benefits. Now I have too much free time, and nothing to do since I live in a very remote part of northern Maine and I can't even go hiking anymore.

So I'm on Reedsy to keep my mind active, mostly. Partly just to kill time.
Sometimes I write short stories using their prompts. Sometimes I even publish the results on here, but not always. I'm also working on two sets of novels that will each probably end up as a trilogy:
1. Sci-fi space-time epic that spans the whole of human history, explores themes of humanity, sentience, and what it means to be a human being.
2. Fantasy adventure based on JRR Tolkein's "Lord of the Rings" books... but this tale happens tangential to those events, primarily in the East, beyond the Sea of Rhun.

I've lived all over the USA, spent 40 years bouncing like a gypsy. Settled in northern Maine now and trying to put down roots and build a life for myself here.