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Malachi Plummer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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The Rain

On my way home, I get caught in a light shower. For others, it’s a drag, but for me, it’s my comfort zone. I put on my headphones and step into another dimension. I spot a park bench facing the grass and trees. I guess I just like watching the different animals appear—a personal show just for me.But this time, a woman appears. Her arms are stretched out, and her eyes are closed, completely accepting the rain. Her curls are drenched, but who cares? She is lost in the moment, and so am I.Later that night, as I lie in bed, my thoughts are still...

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The Void

Weekly Contest #321

The world is a blur of black, like someone smeared ink over my eyes. All I hear is the screeching of the train, metal grinding against metal, a sound that claws at the inside of my skull. It’s the kind of noise that makes you feel like you’re stuck in a machine, just another cog spinning toward nowhere. I’m on the subway, wedged between bodies that don’t care I’m here. My eyes are heavy, like they’re fighting to stay shut, but a voice cuts through the haze. “Aye, brother, can you help me out?” My lids flutter open, slow, reluctant. There’s a...

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