Andrew Gibbons

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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3 Stories

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“Bedlam” by Andrew Gibbons

Content Warning: Ultra-violent dark fantasy. Gore. Vore.Part 1: The MirrorThe Barbarian and his raiding party returned to their village. One of many within the fortified enclave. A warrior culture steeped in ancestral magic and dark superstitions. A simple people who lived off their strength to take what they could not make. In a world where steel and fire decide fates, survival had no morality. To die a useless death was the greatest sin. The raiding party had marched many leagues with plunder and slaves abound. Taking all and anyone they p...

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“Our Son” by Andrew Gibbons

Submitted to Contest #224

Content Note: This is a story placed during contemporary times, in a fictional America at war with itself. At its core it’s a family war drama, that being said this story will mention and describe gun/knife violence, and what one would describe as evil actions against men, women, children, elderly and disabled (nothing sexual at all). War crimes, plain and simple. I feel they are necessary when discussing a mature theme like war and how it changes people, how we think of family. My intent was to do so in an artistically necessary and tastefu...

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“Extraordinary Occurrences and Unusual Happenings ” by Andrew Gibbons

Submitted to Contest #223

Content Note: Mention of child murder and a public hanging/execution in the form of a newspaper headline/excerpt.Hyde hiked the strap of his book bag farther up his shoulder and turned the crumpled piece of paper upside down. Only now realizing he had no frame of reference beyond the hurried pointing of a busy librarian during final exams. He was fortunate she had taken the time to do even that, let alone sketch him a map. But Hyde was a polite young man, who waited patiently and could be relied upon to, when necessary, crack a toothy grin o...

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https://www.vhemt.org https://www.subgenius.com/ The Swamp Thing meets Toxic Avenger “It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.” ― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness