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Maxwell Hoffman

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2025

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Unexpected Johnny Katz The Actor?

Maxwell Hoffman

Submitted to Contest #324

Johnny Katz had always wanted to be a screenwriter. He had gotten a job working for a notorious producer Jeffrey Boothe. Jeffrey was always the sort of toxic boss to pick on newcomers to his crew -- he had picked on Eliott Brun who was on his way out into a better studio that'd treat him with respect. Johnny was now the go-to-person for writing the scripts and often doing the necessary edits. However, one morning as Jeffrey sat at his desk his old rival from acting school arrived -- Nash Thundercloud, a Cherokee reality television show ...

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Stranded on an Island: The Samuel Houseman Story

Maxwell Hoffman

Submitted to Contest #324

Samuel Houseman found himself as the sole survivor of a notorious plane crash. He had spent days on the island by himself. Once a promising meteorologist from a small Montana town of Savior. Samuel was alone. Samuel made the most of it by collecting bananas from the trees. "Just a little further" thought Samuel as he was climbing up. Samuel did his best, he climbed up high on the tree to retrieve the bananas -- at least five of them enough energy for him that'd last for a week. As he climbed back down, he setup a campfire. He sat by himself ...

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Simon's One-Man Band

Maxwell Hoffman

Submitted to Contest #322

Simon Babin was quite nervous about showing off his one-man band to his family. Simon lived in Oakland, California in a predominantly African American suburb. He was nervous about showing off his skills as a musician. Being a nerd, people would often laugh at his skills when it came to musical instruments. He had about three instruments he was going to play all at once -- a drum, a violin and a guitar. It was hard for those in his family to understand why he was doing this. Simon was prepared to be involved in a Battle of the Bands co...

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