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Audrey Andrew

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2025

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A Statement Concerning Certain Misunderstandings

Shortlisted for Contest #366 ⭐️

I plead guilty to two of the presented counts: excitement (near to the point of hysteria, I grant) and excessive volume (which is, at my age, imperceptible). But I am not mad, nor demented, nor uncivilized, or any other atrocious epithet my jailers have assigned to me. Perhaps you’ve never been so blatantly vilified and simply can’t understand it. I give you, my dear audience, the most gracious benefit of the doubt, and trust that this jury of my peers will judge fairly and declare, as is the only logical conclusion when presented with the e...

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The Dinosaur

I think when the devil fell from heaven, he brought black dresses and white lilies with him. I pick at a loose thread on my sleeve and grind the toe of my new Mary Jane into the dirty carpet. The movement leaves a black scuff mark on the white faux leather, and I smile. Mom’s going to be livid, and I don’t care. I think buying new shoes for a funeral is morbid. The priest has been rattling on for over twenty minutes, but I’ve tuned him out. He’s old enough that this funeral should be for him, not for the little boy in the photo across from ...

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