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Walter Harris

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

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“Wands and Egos: A Field Guide to the Continuum” By Someone Who Definitely Shouldn’t Be Telling You This

Submitted to Contest #307

Ever watch a group of self-righteous, egotistical grown man-babies argue over moon phases and quantum ether like it’s fantasy football season? No? Then let me introduce you to The Continuum—sorry, The Continuum of Wizards, if you ask them directly. They get twitchy about the full name. Branding, I suppose. I stumbled across them—if one can stumble across a hidden society everyone knows about that wears robes and mutters Latin like they’re auditioning for a Hogwarts prequel—about six months ago. Not that I wasn’t warned. The Circle told me an...

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Stagnant Water

I pushed through the darkened brush, trying my best not to think about the shadowed woods encasing my surroundings. The path ahead was narrow, the branches hanging out from either side like long fingers desperately trying to find a way to wrap around me. I could barely see ahead but that was fine. I knew where I was going. What seemed like eternity passed in the darkness before the invading trees widened outward, exposing the vast backyard of the house. I stopped suddenly, the glass doors of the house catching my full attention at first. The...

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Oblivion...

Submitted to Contest #243

I woke up coughing smoke out of my lungs.  Pain stretched over my entire body as I drifted, rotating weightlessly around an enclosed corridor.  My body was encased in a heavy layered suit of flexible aluminum that only left my head and neck exposed. Gravity devoid droplet's of blood danced about me slowly as a glass visored helmet made of the same suits material floated nearby.  “What... the hell.” I thought. I couldn’t remember much of anything. Blank spots in memory.  My head pounded and vision blurred as my ears took i...

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Stagnant Water…

Submitted to Contest #238

(Potential Sensitive Material - There is a conversation between naked woman and a single male in the story where a quick focus is pushed towards her breast.) Stagnant Water… I pushed through the darkened brush, trying my best not to think about the shadowed woods encasing my surroundings. The path ahead was narrow, the branches hanging out from either side like long fingers desperately trying to find a way to wrap around me.  I could barely see ahead but that was fine. I knew where I was going. What seemed like eternity passed in ...

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Psychogenic Dumpster Fire

Submitted to Contest #235

Anxiety stabbed Consciousness to death in front of us.  I just stood there watching in a dull fascination as everyone else ran in panic.  It didn’t make sense I thought as Consciousness herself stretched out an arm in a dying plea for help.  “You can’t just stand there, come on!” A voice screamed from behind me as someone yanked at my arm. Reason.  We ran through what felt like quicksand for a time, before catching up to the others.  Foresight screamed at everyone the need to move faster.  I glanced ...

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Indefinitely Homogeneous...

Submitted to Contest #223

“You’re heavier than you look…” I strained to say as I dragged the limp body across the polished wood floors of the gymnasium. A pattern of blood trailed behind us from the blow to the head she’d taken. We were in debate in regards to the “debate” we were having against one another tomorrow before circumstances led to this. I’d won this round.  I needed to get the body somewhere no one would notice. The shower room doors sprung open before me as I tugged at both of her ankles. I pulled the body about halfwa...

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