Neil Amponin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2022

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Against The Dark” by Neil Amponin

“Nii-san, are we there yet?” Mako tugs at my shirt as we continue to trudge through this big, dark, scary forest. “Just a little more,” is all that I could muster to say. It feels like hours have already gone by since we started walking. Hours of walking in no direction. Hours of feeling hopeless and afraid. It feels like we’re going nowhere. Is there really a safe place waiting for us beyond her...

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“My Dad’s Most Bizarre Invention” by Neil Amponin

Submitted to Contest #192

I was only just 12 when that thing happened. It was terrifying. Nerve-wracking. Traumatizing. Pulsating. I could use all the words that could describe fear and anger to explain what I felt and experienced that day. Yet, it was all kinda fun. In the mind of that 12-year-old kid, that thing was supposed to change the way he sees things. It was supposed to make him doubt anything. ...

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“Splitted Chains” by Neil Amponin

Submitted to Contest #186

DISCLAIMER: This story contains sensitive content, particularly mental health, sex, and physical violence. “So, who, between the two of you, killed Miss Brentley?” “I didn’t! Andrew’s the one who did it!” “What the fuck? No! I can’t even talk straight, let alone kill a woman! We all know it’s Arthur. You know it, Arnold! He’s a liar and aggressive and manipulative ...

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“Oddities” by Neil Amponin

Now I know why everyone hated odd numbers. If you’re alone, you’re seen as an emo, creepy, and depressed madman who can’t get laid once in your life. If you’re in a group of 3, one of you will die. And if you’re in a group of 5, one of you will destroy everyone’s lives. In our case, it’s me. Everyone has already forgotten what happened. Everyone was back with their rich, young, and dumb lives as if they d...

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Author bio

a young Filipino dreamer