Sebastian Pearce – Flash Fiction and Sports Betting. What can go wrong?

  • Sleep Schedule

    Sleep Schedule

    A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: I go to bed at 11:47 PM and wake up at 6:23 AM. Every single day. Not 11:45 or 11:50—11:47 exactly. The digital clock’s red numbers burn into my retinas as I force my eyes shut, and they’re the first…

  • Comfort Strategies

    Comfort Strategies

    A story by Sebastian Pearce based on the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: You wake at 6:47 AM, three minutes before your alarm. This is strategy number one: train your circadian rhythm to anticipate necessity. No jarring sounds, no cortisol spike. Just the gentle emergence from sleep like surfacing from warm…

  • The Wake Up Call

    The Wake Up Call

    The headaches started three weeks after I quit drinking coffee. At first, I blamed caffeine withdrawal, though the timeline seemed off. The pain would hit precisely at 3:47 AM, yanking me from sleep with the sensation of ice picks behind my eyes. My doctor ran tests, found nothing, and suggested…

  • Nights on Loop

    Nights on Loop

    Nights on Loop – A sleek, unsettling tale of memory, control, and quiet dread. When Theo starts noticing gaps in his past, the truth lurking in the loop is far stranger than he imagined. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror and speculative fiction with a sting in the tail. When…