Bob Vaddiparty

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

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“Choose Your Parents Well, Part II” by Bob Vaddiparty

Submitted to Contest #264

From a makeshift stage on a grassy patch next to the Talkeetna River, as their friends gathered to witness this most important ritual of her life, Uma peeked through the turquoise curtain, scanning the front row for her parents. She had stormed out of their house last month in a fit of rage. Her mind wandered to those summer nights with her grandparents during her high school years in Ojai and their stories of civil disobedience in the tumultuous Berkeley of the ‘60s. Conversations on religion, society, culture, books, and of ...

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“Edgar's Escape” by Bob Vaddiparty

Submitted to Contest #260

Edgar’s Escape Bob Vaddipartybinarystars1993@yahoo.com24 July 2024 "Edgar, stop lollygagging and move your lazy ass. Everybody's finished and they're headed back to …" were the last words I heard out of my tormentor's mouth before the sound of a thousand bricks hitting the floor reverberated throughout the bathroom. I was cleaning the last of my assigned toilets during the 2022 Superbowl at CenturyLink Stadium in Seattle. Tom Brady, age forty-four, the same as mine, just won his eighth 'big game' in eleven attempts. I ima...

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