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Nathan Chandler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

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The Family You Ordered - Part 1

July 4th, 2130 City MorgueChicago City, IllinoisUnited Laurentian States (ULS) Machinery hummed in the background, pounding through Jacob’s head like a drum as he stared through the window. Sweat pooled on his neck, arms, and chest. His body swayed back and forth like a yo-yo. A liquid diet can stick with you even when the party is over. Brain fog and pain battered his insides as his mind oscillated between feelings of hope and despair. The sugary aftertaste of his late-night session with Malibu Rum was no longer pleasant. Now the once pleas...

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Cure.exe

Weekly Contest #336

San Francisco April 1st, 2075 At that moment, the unit denominated Monitor, powered on and began running the day’s diagnostics as visual sensors powered on and displayed imaging data. The temperature rose slightly as light beams ignited. There was the light, again. A familiar cavernous room appeared, settled on a large silvery black floor and enveloped in a 360-degree wrap of silvery gray walls. Several computer consoles ringed a large steel table which contained hardware pieces and sensors. The equipment on the table appeared configured for...

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2018: The Raven's Spiral

Weekly Contest #336

June 2018 A small drizzle began to pour and turned into light rain. Alonzo stood silent wondering if he should cut this weekend fishing trip short or keep going. He shifted his position on the pier but suddenly doubled over and collapsed as fiery waves of pain speared into him and crushed his insides. His fishing pole fell out of his hands and clattered onto the ocean pier’s wooden planks below. Alonzo cried out in pain. His temperature rose, his hands trembled and his jaw began to lock and grind down his enamel. Never in his life had he e...

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Salt in Her Wake

Weekly Contest #302

Amani exhaled, tucking her work badge into the glove compartment. The past three weeks had been a haze of emotion, dread, and sadness. She tried to bury it with work and the hustle and bustle of Miami life. But now she could feel the emotion spilling out of her as she opened her door and exited the car.She parked her car on a small hill next to the Greenwood Plaza Hotel. The hotel looked down on a sandy beach that poured into the Atlantic Ocean.Her muscles tightened and her stomach churned when in the distance she saw her grandmother, Mama L...

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The False Messiah

Weekly Contest #288

Seraphis, City of PriestsLand of the Celestial Order23rd day of AscensiusYear of Our Lord 5950 A.R."In the rector’s hall where lessons ring, From a book of life will truth soon bring, Look past the brightest star that glows, Behind the cross where darkness grows, A temple built on shifting land, Hides the throne crushed by His hand."Rachel started as the towering angel glared at her.“Good morning, Sister. Papers, please.”Six and a half feet of iron and plastic, the android loomed over her, its gray, human-like face expressionless. At times ...

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Broken Parole

Weekly Contest #271

2110Liberty City, Florida Territory“Careful with that Pedro!” Antoine shouted. His crewmate stopped moving and edged his fingers away from live electric wires protruding from the AI Processor embedded in the hood of the Solaris Eclipse he was working on. Remembering their training Pedro stepped back to his tool station and retrieved non-conducting gloves. Antoine returned to his station to review his appointment log.At 15:30 he finished replacing the hydrogen fuel cells on a 2035 Quantum Flux, ancient but still going strong and amazingl...

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Memory Lane

Weekly Contest #145

New Year’s Day 2057Dallas, Texas Rapid pulses and vibrations soaked the walls and floor as people danced to synthwave country beats. They shouted and sang along with the call-and-response to their favorite songs. Tonight, New Years, and Mars Landing Day were times to celebrate.For Martin and his friends, the evening started off celebrating New Years and Sammy’s birthday. Eventually they formed a circle away from the dance floor where their conversations turned into lighthearted banter about investment.Bruce, a wannabe investor, had...

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Hard Run

Weekly Contest #138

2081 Zahara Colony Artemis Site Montel pulled the lever back to the off position, causing the drilling arm to stop. Before him was a once-pristine slab of rock now punctured by drill bits and heavy machinery.  The cameras on the drilling rig zoomed in closer. Small slivers of reddish-pink minerals were now exposed. Arderium 2 was discovered during humanity’s first colonization attempt 52 years ago. This mineral was essential to NextGen hardware and computerized systems. “Andromeda,” Montel said to his display monitors.  A commun...

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