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Red Charles

2 published stories

Red Charles is new to writing fiction, but - being fictional himself - has first-hand experience with it. The person who thought him up started out as a bookish nerd in a tiny Rust Belt town and is now a practicing attorney in a large city in the Southeastern US. That guy's been thinking up weird horror and sci-fi stories his whole life, but only recently started writing them down. Red's biography is pretty similar, but he's a lot better looking.

Stories

  1. July 16, 2026

    Rehabilitation

    A single green sprout rose from a sea of dark potting soil surrounded by chipped grey concrete. Belinda dug her dark hands into the loam around the sprout, making sure that the space was clear of weeds and dead plant…

  2. July 16, 2026

    Responsible Spending

    Corey takes a limo to work every day now. Not an upgraded Uber. Not a “car service.” A limousine - smoky dark glass and a driver in a black suit. He can’t afford it in the conventional sense. It’s not fiscally…