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Sparrow Aston

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

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Porkchop, Espionage, and a Mechanical Symphony

Submitted to Contest #148

Contains some adult humor “Chapter 9: One for the Road”, the Narrator’s voice is like cream, thick and sweet. It drips down Ted’s ear canals as his head sinks into the pillow. It’s his lone indulgence, horribly written spy fiction. But man does J Coen Daniels write excellent characters. It’s just after 9 o’clock on a Tuesday, and 100 Washington Heights winds down for the night. Ted readies himself for tonight’s chapter: pillow at perfect 45 degree angle, blanket snug but not too tight, and the light dimmed to an ambient glow. He adjusts...

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One small Coke and a medium popcorn

Submitted to Contest #147

I can’t tell if its dread or a full bladder that has my stomach in knots. Probably a combination of both. I can hold it. I don’t want to be that guy that gets up in the middle of the movie and scoots ass-in-face across a whole row, only to find the exit was on the side he came from. Plus I’d be too tempted to run. What is it about change that brings out the cowardice in us? “Sorry. Excuse me, so sorry”. Just like a convenient plot twist, our comedic relief character arrives, squeezing down the aisle like a stubborn bowel movement. Lisa ...

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