Neil Dabb

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“A Reluctant Cyborg?” by Neil Dabb

Submitted to Contest #274

Gwen hated the exoskeleton, despite the fact that it was they only way she could move. The straw that broke the camel's back, (or her back, so to speak) was when the damned AI that controlled the thing unbuttoned her blouse, unbidden while she was on a blind date. "Sorry..." she whispered as she stood and left as quickly as the damned AI would allow. I was just trying to help. the AI element of the skeleton said. Well don't! Gwen cursed as she realized that they’d never told her how much of her thinking the AI would be able to hear.&nbs...

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“It Started as a Joke” by Neil Dabb

Submitted to Contest #264

It was supposed to be a joke, Sam thought. It had started with a simple second date, “Be my plus one at my sister’s wedding,” Jenn said. But now.... Jenn’s mother had tried to line Jenn up with a guy Jenn had dumped in high school. Her mother insisted he was a nice guy even after he began aggressively stalking her. Sam’d had a class with Jenn but in visiting she’d never showed interest in dating. Then she called late one Friday evening “Will you be my knight in shining armor?” she’d said. "Jenn?" "I have a stalker who is ge...

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“Dee’s Ghosts.” by Neil Dabb

Submitted to Contest #237

Dee hated this time of year. Every time someone coiled up a frozen garden hose the popping and cracking it made triggered the memory of that fateful day that her best friend nearly castrated her crush. He’d been standing on the second to the top rung of a metal gate and had just put his leg over to go to the other side when Clara pulled his foot off the rung. The popping of his balls as he hit sounded just like those hoses, and Dee had watched in horror as he turned blue while grasping his damaged family jewels. Clara just gig...

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“A Death at The Hangman's Noose?” by Neil Dabb

Submitted to Contest #221

You probably have never heard of the Anti-Anonymous writer’s conference, and that is a dirty rotten shame, especially if you have ever had any desire to write. The price was right too, the worst piece of writing you've ever done. "You know Rick that just might work." Michael grinned, his teeth glowing in the dimly lit bar. "Might? There's no doubt about it," Rick said, his green eyes glowing with that cat-like stare of his. "Even old Cal over there lit up when I explained it," he said rising to his full seven-foot heigh...

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“Knight in Shining Armor” by Neil Dabb

Submitted to Contest #179

Angela woke in a cold sweat, again. It was absurd. This was the twenty first century. Knights in shining armor didn't rescue damsels in distress anymore. The damsels rescued themselves, and that crap about riding into the sunset.... She was content to be single, thank you very much. Her eyes finally focused on that stupid card a friend had given her, a name and a number. That's when the dreams had started, but this time had been different. She'd cried out, "Kevin, HELP ME!" Had she really said that out lou...

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“Muse-ic.” by Neil Dabb

Submitted to Contest #149

Andy had come here to clear his mind while he was searching for a solution to the problems at home. He struggled to get the tune that kept running through his head right as he whistled and walked through the foliage on this tiny deserted world. At least he assumed it was deserted. The sensors had picked up some large carnivores, but the tiny dragon that trotted by his side would be more than a match for them. Each time he got to a certain place in the tune things would fall apart, and he would be forced to try again. ...

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