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Robert Dyer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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Justice

Submitted to Contest #188

Any attempt by Chester to conceal his feelings were betrayed by the turbulence of his laughter. “Listen, mister, I ain’t kidding about this. I need five hundred bucks and you’re gonna give it to me.” Chester took a monogrammed handkerchief from his inside coat pocket and wiped the tears from his eyes. The moment the stranger had been shown into the library, he knew what was coming. It was a scenario he’d grown to enjoy in his own perverse way. “I have no doubt about the sincerity of your attempt to get money out of me. You’re not the fir...

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A Memory

Submitted to Contest #186

A Memory            “Why do you keep talking to me?”            “Because you let me in.”            “There are others who would want to hear from you besides me.”            “Do you think you’re so special that I only talk to you?”            “So, I’m not special.”  ...

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Letting Go

Submitted to Contest #185

Gary almost fainted when the smell from inside the microwave hit him. He couldn’t comprehend how his mother could tolerate that odor. Pinching his nose tightly, he leaned down to look and make certain there was no animal carcass inside. All he saw were layers of spills on the walls resembling some sort of hieroglyphics written in old tomato sauce and crusty bits of food. The house that personified orderliness throughout his childhood grew in chaos with each visit home from college.           &nbsp...

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