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Josh Abel

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

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The Crushes of High School

Josh Abel

Submitted to Contest #326

The crushes of high schoolIn high school I had three crushes (Lori, Carol, and Diane). All were very beautiful at the time, and I was going through some medical issues. I never told any of them how I really felt about them. It was one of those awkward times for me. To quote Janis Ian, "It was long ago and far away, the world was much younger than today.". Two of the crushes I had, a class with Carol and Diane. I spent most of the time in the class trying to sneak a peek at them without staring. In the class the teacher. Mr. Seidel, for Chris...

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A Love At First Sight, Of The Heart, And Mind

Josh Abel

Submitted to Contest #295

A Love At First Sight, Of The Heart, And Mind Back in my senior year of high school there was a girl named Debra. We had a mutual friend Herb. Herb told me that Debra was talking alot about me. Debra was very attractive with an excellent body, she could've been a model. I had always viewed girls like Debra as out of my league, although I did nominate her for homecoming queen. After Herb told me that Debra was talking alot about me, I started having weird dreams about Debra (I used to keep a dream journal back then). At our high...

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High School in the 70's and 80's

Josh Abel

Submitted to Contest #261

When I entered high school I had a full beard and a medical condition (a seizure disorder) that wasn’t under control with medication. In junior high I was called Abraham Lincoln because of the beard, however no one knew about the seizures. I didn’t eventell my friends about it. It was embracing when I had a seizure. I kept to myself and hid my feelings about it. I didn’t want to go out in public much because I was afraid of people’s reaction if they saw me have a seizure. One time at home I had just climbed aflight of stairs. When I reached ...

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High School Angst

Josh Abel

Submitted to Contest #180

High School Angst                                                     By Josh Abel When I entered high school I had a full beard and a medical condition (a seizure disorder) that wasn't under control with medication. In junior high I was called Abraham Lincoln because of the beard, ho...

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