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Andy Abbott

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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Secrets of a Sidekick

Andy Abbott

Submitted to Contest #316

It was the last night of summer before Tommy was to begin his journey into middle school. He had just finished watching the new superhero blockbuster, Secrets of a Sidekick, and as he dozed off to sleep that night he became the sidekick in a world all his own. “The movies are all wrong you know?” said a voice coming from behind Tommy, who was now sitting on a park bench reading Hero Origins, a comic he’d picked up. “Huh?”, Tommy questioned as he whipped around to see who was blurting out at his back. Towering above Tommy with bulging arms cr...

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The Sleigh of the Sea

Andy Abbott

Submitted to Contest #283

Content Warning: Contains some sexually suggestive themes and language.The warmth of the fireplace she sat next to in the atrium and the mocha hot chocolate in her hand was almost enough to curl her pursed lips that had not cracked a smile since she sat foot on the festive cruise ship about an hour earlier. Embarkation was about to take place and all the other passengers were out on the deck bidding farewell to the shoreline already several drinks in, determined to make the most of their beverage packages. Not Lucy, she was sitting alone ret...

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Boyhood: Danger, Sugar, Baseball & Kindness

Andy Abbott

Submitted to Contest #149

Tommy has a vivid imagination. Around the age of three, like most children, he began to explore the world of pretend. He liked to race cardboard boxes down the hallway, which in his mind bared the likes of Motor Speedway alongside Lightning McQueen. Jumping out of window sills and off coffee tables he was parachuting off of buildings to come to the rescue in Adventure Bay with the Paw Patrol. With each passing year this imaginative child withdrew a little more from socializing with other children as the world of pretending only got bigger an...

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