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McKade Kerr

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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The Head Chef

“Are you sure you want me to come with you?” Captain Finnian asked his best friend, Quixly. Quixly nodded enthusiastically while he rubbed his four hands down his clothes to smooth them out. He was wearing a fancy black suit with shoulder plates that stuck straight out horizontally. Finnian thought they were obnoxious, but Quixly assured him it was very nice formal wear from his home planet, Grebotrab “I need a wingman,” Quixly said. “This is my first fancy date with Xankandria. And on IDOR! It has to be perfect.” IDOR, or Intergalactic Day ...

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Writing for Mr. Rayburn

John walked into the small office with a tired sigh. Across the desk was Ashley’s teacher, Mr. Rayburn. He looked angry yet somewhat pleased with himself, as if he was finally about to gain a victory over his foe. Ashley, sitting on a chair facing the desk, looked up at her dad with a mischievous grin. She seemed to know that poor Mr. Rayburn wasn’t going to get the victory he expected. He couldn’t help but think about the scene in the Incredibles when the mom meets with Dash and his teacher. With that thought John sighed again and sat down ...

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Christmas on Earth

“Hey Quixly, remember the last picture we took on our first major photography mission we went on?” Captain Finnian asked his friend as they sat together eating lunch on their spaceship. Quixly nodded, his mouth full of Plibbzar noodles. After swallowing he responded with a huge grin on his face, “Of course, Captain! We took a picture of a gorgeous sunset on that planet called Earth. That was stunning!” “Yeah, that was a great picture,” Captain Finnian said fondly. Although he had taken hundreds or even thousands of pictures with his co-capta...

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The Scary Story

It was dusk on the barren and eerie planet Sklorgdid, and three friends were sitting around a campfire telling spooky stories after having spent the day photographing the large but ominous rock formations nearby. “Have I told you the one about Gmonst bugs?” Captain Finnian asked. “I don’t think so.” Bronxin replied. He didn’t scare easily and it was fun to see his friends try to spook him with their stories. They had been so far unsuccessful. “Is it a scary one?” Quixly asked nervously. Unlike Bronxin, he scared very easily and was already l...

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The Chase: Part 2

Our story picks up in deep space with the famous intergalactic photographer Captain Finnian, his co-captain navigator Quixly, and their strong yet gentle friend Bronxin, all flying away from their dangerous enemy Master Zvonix. Master Zvonix just followed them through a wormhole they thought was impossible to get through in a spaceship as large as his massive battleship, and now they are flying for their lives to escape him once again. “How did he not get destroyed in the Giant Smasher!?” Captain Finnian yelled in frustration as he dodg...

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The Chase

In a distant beautiful galaxy filled with nebulae, comets, and countless stars, flew a small spaceship holding three close friends. The famous space photographer Captain Finnian was flying the ship, while his excitable co-captain Quixly headed the navigation. Their friend Bronxin had joined them on this trip to help take photographs of the beautiful and yet rarely seen wonders of their universe. On the ship, they all talked and laughed together, enjoying the company of good friends. “Ok, wait, I have to ask.” Bronxin said. “Aren’t you two co...

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George

Weekly Contest #266

Hello, my name is John. No wait, it’s Gerald. Oh, goodness no. It’s actually George. Yeah, that’s right. George… Smith. No, George Brown. George Williams? George Johnson perhaps. Nope, just George. I have no need for a last name. At least not yet I suppose. So, my name is just George. For right now. I’m very tall. Nope, average. Actually, a little on the short side. That’s too bad. And I have blue eyes. Nope, brown eyes. And I’m incredibly attractive. Wait, oh goodness, please don’t change that one. Welp, turns out I’m actually unattractive....

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The Trip to Grebotrab

In the far off reaches of a distant galaxy, a small spaceship soared among the stars. On this spaceship was Captain Finnian, the famous intergalactic photographer, and his trusty co-captain Quixly. The ship was in autopilot as they headed towards a distant star formation to photograph, and thus Captain Finnian was taking a short nap in his captain’s chair. He awoke suddenly when Quixly gasped loudly. “Captain!” Quixly yelled, even though they were sitting right next to each other. “Come here! Quick!” He was pointing frantically at his naviga...

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The Prison Guard

Author's Note: Although the stories in the universe of Captain Finnian and Quixly build off of each other, I try to make each one a good individual story as well so anyone can pop in at any time and still enjoy them. This story is a bit of an exception to that rule. While it does work on its own, I highly encourage you to go back and at least read the story "The False Star" before you read this one for context. You can find all the stories in this universe outlined in my bio. Thanks for reading, and enjoy!  Master Zvonix sat in his cell and...

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The Gratitude Journal

Weekly Contest #261

July 12, 2022· I’m grateful for a beautiful girlfriend who gave me this wonderful gratitude journal (please note the sarcasm. Sarcasm on the word wonderful, not on the word beautiful).· I’m grateful you’re only making me use it once a month.· I’m grateful for the sunset we saw today (and that you told me to write that, because I couldn’t think of a third thing on my own. Why do you like sunsets so much anyway?) August 12, 2022· I’m grateful for the fun date we had last night at that delicious (yet slightly overpriced) res...

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The Tales of Boodnoiz Gduvay

In a distant solar system on the edge of a beautiful elliptical galaxy, a small spaceship landed on the planet of Boodnoiz Gduvay. It hosted the galaxy’s best amusement parks, arcades, carnivals, fairs, markets, and more.  The spaceship doors opened, and out walked four friends. First was the famous and fearless intergalactic space photographer, Captain Finnian. Next was his trusty and quirky co-captain, Quixly. After him was Quixly’s beautiful and athletic girlfriend, Xankandria. Finally, out walked their once enemy, now friend, the to...

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Thodek's Song

Weekly Contest #259

“Hurry up, Eldrin! We’ve got to get there before all the good seats are gone!” My best friend Amber was pulling me through the streets towards the local tavern. We lived in a small town called Rigaforth, and there usually wasn’t too much excitement in the day to day. Amber was a human from a farming family, and I was an elf from an artisan family. We grew up together, and we’ve been best friends for as long as I can remember. Now that we were both in our older teen years though, my feelings for her had started to change. All I wanted to do w...

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The False Star

Weekly Contest #258

Captain Finnian, the famous intergalactic photographer, looked at the screen on the back of his camera and frowned. “That’s weird.” He muttered to himself. He held his camera up to the front window of his spaceship and snapped a few more pictures of the countless stars in front of him. Each time he took a picture he adjusted the camera settings before taking the next one. After several pictures he looked at the screen again, this time a look of confusion coming over his face. “Hey Quixly!” He called to his loyal co-captain, who also happened...

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No Name Tag

“Shoot, I’m out of visitor name tags” said the impressively large security officer at the desk that Tim was standing at. “You know what, Tim, just head on inside without one. The lead actor is your brother, people will know who you are. If anyone gives you any trouble just tell them to take it up with me.”“Um, ok, if you say so. Thank you” Tim replied hesitantly. The security guard just nodded and pointed towards the door, so Tim walked through without a name tag and looked around the busy movie studio.There were hundreds of people running a...

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The Day Off

A small, sleek spaceship was seen slowly cruising over a massive parking lot full of spacecraft. It circled once, and then circled again, but it didn’t land. Inside, the famous intergalactic space photographer Captain Finnian spoke to his co-captain Quixly. “I hate coming to crowded planets” Captain Finnian said, circling over the parking lot once again. “There’s never anywhere to land. That’s why I like our job. You can land anywhere you want on remote planets or moons. This place is ridiculous.” Quixly nodded, his mind obviously elsewhere ...

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