Andromeda Ripley

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“The Man from the TV” by Andromeda Ripley

Submitted to Contest #287

TW: Derogatory languageMomma used to have a lot of visitors, but I wasn’t allowed to talk to them. She would send me out into the yard when her visitors came by. But she was nice about it. She’d make me breakfast and tell me I needed to go outside while she talked to her visitors. Sometimes, the visits were really fast, and other times, I’d be outside until my belly started talking. Momma always said she was sorry when that happened. Momma was always really nice, so I guess that was why people liked to visit so much. But that was before, and...

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“Tougher Stuff” by Andromeda Ripley

Submitted to Contest #286

TW: Violence, gore, ableist speech, strong languageWe’d been driving for ten minutes before the old man spoke in a voice that screamed of a lifetime of chain-smoking, “Where we headed, boy?” I’d been asking myself that same question for days, and the answer remained elusive, but I had to respond, “As far as you’re willing to take me.”“Well, that don’t really tell me nothin'. How long were you waitin' for someone to stop for you, anyway?”“Um, not too long. Some cars drove by me without stopping. I had better luck hitching with truckers.”...

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“How to Save a Life (Not Your Own)” by Andromeda Ripley

Submitted to Contest #284

You are born on Christmas Day. There is a light layer of snow on the ground. Your parents say you’re the most incredible gift they’ve ever received. You are a happy baby. Look at that smile!  A few years later, your mother is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She turns out to be fine after everything, but you will be an only child.  When you are six, you break your arm. Your father cries more than you do. At eleven, you wake with blood in your panties. Your mother shows you what to do. We’ll start with pads and liners, ok?  At t...

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I'm here because my English teachers were rock stars