Bryan Ricoy Ortiz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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“Rising Tension” by Bryan Ricoy Ortiz

Submitted to Contest #95

When my parents got married they combined their names and each changed their named to a hyphenated version. So their names were Mom Dadsname-Momsname and Dad Dadsname-Momsname. When I was born they named me Daughter Dadsname-Momsname. Last week I spent twenty minutes getting harassed by the clerk who was filing my marriage license. First she wanted to know my maiden name. My maiden name is Dadsname-Momsname. I came into this world with a double last name. She didn't like that. Then she wanted to know my dad's "real" name. My dad le...

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