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Andrew Venn

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

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“BUGGER”!

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #322

“BUGGER”! I had ambitions in my life, but I never cared for fame, I was too shy to put myself ‘under the spotlight’, which was sometimes the negative side of being famous, and I never craved for that lifestyle, but if my ambitions, to gain the wealth that I desired, were to be achieved, then I would have to endure being,‘that man’, under the spotlight to be able to afford the independence that I desired. I was offered a promotion at work, which did not involve the creativity that my preference in a career had favoured, and my years of train...

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Panic on the island.

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #320

Write a story in which someone gets lost in the woods Panic on the Island “What’s that”? I asked my mummy, and I pointed outwards, and across the bay, “That’s a castle called ‘St Michaels Mount”, she said, and we’ll be living nearer to it ‘one day’. The castle was medieval, and it was in the sea, and my imagination started to ‘run away with me’! I thought of great battles, with men in armour...

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Blame it on the foxes!

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #319

Write a story from the point of view/ perspective of a non-human character- Blame it on the foxes ‘Reincarnation’……. is it a hopeful thought for some people, is it a laughable disbelief for others who think “not to believe in reincarnation will absolve me from any sins, OR is it a subject that leaves many in doubt……….. “until they near their deaths”? ————————————————— “We’ll take it from here……….. “because you had your go’- and your ‘version...

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Dog Day

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #314

Write a story from the point of view of a canine character or a mythological creature “Shall we get a dog……….. and the answer you require is ‘YES”…“I have already seen and bought one in Wales, I simply must confess”!“We’ll have him in the new year, because he’s only 5 weeks Old”………………. “So, prepare yourself for a trip to Wales” is basically, what I was told”! “I‘ve been speaking with the breeder, and you can see the puppies Online,…..and they’re in a loving home, which is a positive sign”!“They’re all lovely little puppies, and they all loo...

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The Right Time, and the Right Place

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #313

“The Right Time and The Right place”! “Are you there God”…….. I called out, with desperation and hope, a hope that I could continue to enjoy this life, but I feared that I was leaving it!…”It’s me”…was not said, I would not have been so bold to have said that, ‘as though he knew me on a personal level’! My last connection with the church, and with God, was mostly whilst I attended the latter stages of primary school, and the early years of my secondary school education, and I enjoyed my time going to church, mostl...

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‘Testing……testing 123’…. “How is your memory”?

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #311

I Remember…. I remember those times when life seemed so great….I can remember the year, but not the exact date…Because I was only 3, and I could just about stand, my mum and dad seemed happy… “but now he’s gone, and I don’t understand”? I remember going to our Nanna’s, and we stayed for a while, and she spoilt us with toys and clothes of our young style!I liked it there, and my Grandad was my best friend….and he could do ‘no wrong’, and he could never offend! I would help him garden, and we built bonfires of great height, and when they were ...

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LOOK BEFORE YOU mess it up!

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #305

LOOK BEFORE YOU “mess it up”! 4:-‘At the intersection, I could go right and head home—but turning left would take me….’ “into a brick wall, but why did I do it, why didn’t I look before I turned left, because this has been my wife’s favourite car, and she’s going to feel so bereft, Somebody built a wall there now, which wasn’t there ten years ago’, and although the car still drives- ‘it’s buckled and it’s slow”! She might not care about the carnage, and I hope to hear her say- “I don’t care about the damag...

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Here comes Mr Clumsy!

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #302

Write a story with a character making excuses :- “Here comes ‘Mr Clumsy”!“I’m sorry for knocking those flowers over, but I really couldn’t see, despite those flowers being bright and bold, and being right in front of me!“There’s water still in the vase, but most of it is on the floor,and I won’t bother scooping it up, when it’s easier to pour some more!“I’m sorry about wetting the bed last night, but I had too much to drink,and it was that home-brew cabbage wine, that I found deep within the kitchen sink!I definitely wo...

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Bully Boy

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #298

Here he comes again….… the ‘boy who brings no joy’! I was beginning to fear venturing into the school playground, because I would usually be a victim of ‘this’ boy’s frustrations! Both of his parents had disappointed him, and they would soon split-up, after his Mother decided to leave their family home to move into another house, with her new lover, who was another woman, who she befriended in the early years of the 1980’s, which was a very controversial matter, especially in a small Cornish village, and it didn’t abide with his wannabe m...

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VINYL SEATS

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #293

              ‘Vinyl seats’!      “We’re going on a journey tonight, and we’ll be going on the train,       My Dad, or, ‘who you call Uncle Albert’, is in a lot of pain”!      “He’s in hospital now, but when he comes home we’ll all be there,        and our journey is overnight, to show him how much we care”.     ...

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BLACK

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #292

BLACK The morning alarm loudly rang to begin this gloomy day, but in this warm bed I really wanted to stay! The weather outside had snow ‘up in’ the sky, and in this warm bed, I just really wanted to lie! I felt okay, despite my fatigue, and I arose to have a shower, and I had plenty of time before work, because I arose in the 7th hour! Before I showered I required a shave, and I ran water into the sink, and this was our first home, and ‘for now’ the basin was bright pink! But, standing was difficult now and my legs began to shake, and ...

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The Pendant

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #269

It would be my first experience of any meaningful sadness, and the atmosphere in our household would determine my somber mood, and it would be very solemn for many days! The reason would sadly be very clear to this household, because our dear and beloved, Great Aunty, would not bless this earth again, and this unfortunate loss,, for me(‘a young man in his teenage years’) would, unusually see me cry like a baby! She was a loving and very caring soul, who applied those assets in her many long years of nursing, and her devotion to this job ...

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Gone but not Forgotten!

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #267

It was an unusually dark Winters evening, which was devoid of any comforting light from either the, ‘usually bright’, moon or any twinkling stars, and there was also a chilling silence around this small town, ‘as if’, other people knew something that I didn’t! “It could have had something to do with the weather”? This little town, in where I lived, was very quiet for a Friday evening and I didn’t see anyone else roaming around the streets, like they’re usually seen scuttling from one pub to another one(‘for a relatively small town i...

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‘All play and no work NOW”!

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #252

The morning began like any other Winter’s morning and I wasn’t ‘overly keen’ to get out of my cosy and comfortably warm bed but, at least, it was sunny and bright outside, with the frost glistening on the lawn ‘as though’ it had been lightly covered with glistening diamond icing; The alarm clock awoke me from my very deep sleep and I arose with about as much enthusiasm as a prisoner destined for the guillotine! The alarm was still on ‘snooze’ and would add to my ‘already stressed life’, because I was now in the bath...

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Small addition for a big subject!

Andrew Venn

Submitted to Contest #251

It was my second day at this new school, that had the added stress of requiring the school bus to transport the pupil's, in my area, to the main bus depot near our secondary school, where I had just completed my ‘early years’ at my villages Primary School, and I didn’t know one single person here and nor did anybody’s face look familiar! I stood alone in a playground, which was probably unfamiliar with the first four letters of this word and it was really a concrete meeting area for the pupils that just wanted to gossip and it ha...

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Author bio

“Learning to read and write again , after suffering a brain haemorrhage, really made me appreciate these capabilities after they were temporarily ‘removed’!
Are you familiar with the phrase ‘I get knocked down, but I get up again’, well, I have had my ‘fair share’ of voluntarily falling down, and I am aware that I still make a few mistakes, especially when I rush my my work!
The damage that I suffered to my brain , way back’ in 1993, was when I was 24 years old!
I wasn’t expected to survive, or live beyond my early forties, but I have recently enjoyed my 57th birthday!

Writing is a good way for me to keep my brain active, and previously being both a graphic designer, and then a goldsmith and jewellery designer & maker, are jobs that I can’t do successfully anymore, but writing is another way of expressing my thoughts and ideas!

“Please can I have some more feedback from fellow writers, with your thoughts, suggestions that could help me improve my writing?

Thank you for reading and take care of yourselves, yours faithfully Andrew.