Brendan Csaposs

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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3 Stories

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“Reformation.” by Brendan Csaposs

Submitted to Contest #271

James strode down Fifth Avenue, weaving through the late afternoon crowd with the ease of someone who had walked this path a thousand times. All around, the city hummed with life – it was that perfect hour of mid-afternoon where everyone had found their rhythm for the day. The autumn air had a crisp bite to it, leaves swirling along the pavement intermingling with the rubbish, but his mind was far from his surroundings. He was moving catatonically almost, lost in the rhythm of his daily routine: work, home, sleep. Repeat. But then something ...

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“Reunion.” by Brendan Csaposs

Submitted to Contest #271

The doors to the Huey P. Long surgery theatre swung open with a sterile creak, letting in a gust of warm, moist air from the corridor outside. Out there, it was a hot & muggy night – the kind that makes you feel like you’ve walked into some small cheap motel bathroom after someone has taken a long, nearly-scalding shower. But here, where everything was refrigerated and sterile, the air was as cool and crisp as a mouthful of nickels.  Dr. Terrica Toussaint didn’t look up immediately. She was standing at the scrub sink, washing her ha...

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“New Beginnings.” by Brendan Csaposs

Submitted to Contest #271

The room was quiet and all was still, save for the steady beep-beeping of the blood pressure monitors and the low rise and fall whoosh of ventilators. The only noise to break the silence was the occasional rustle and squeak of the nurse’s sensible no-slip white shoes as she bustled in and out of the room, arms filled to the brim with charts and files. Alex’s eyes slowly fluttered open and the harsh overhead tube lighting came into focus. Alex grimaced and attempted to turn to the side for a bit of relief but the tangle of tubes and wires com...

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Author bio

Dr. Brendan Csaposs is an educator, consultant, and storyteller, weaving together threads of human experience, global connection, and a deepseated belief in the transformative power of love. His work spans continents, from the vibrant landscapes of Eastern and Southern Africa, to bustling communities across the continental United States. A humanitarian — a lover of life, culture, and experience — and above all a wandering spirit — Brendan has integrated varied life learnings to create inclusive spaces where diverse voices thrive. In his writing, much like in his activism, Brendan cultivates narratives of desire, belonging, joy, and the all-encompassing power of human connection to equally build us up and destroy us.