Calvin Kirby

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Holy Cow! It’s Really You!” by Calvin Kirby

Submitted to Contest #249

Holy Cow! It’s Really You!By Cal KirbyIt is a beautiful sunny day, and my wife is out of town with her friends, so I am walking to my favorite BBQ restaurant on Main Street to have lunch. I wasn’t paying much attention when I rounded the corner of the building. Bam! I am flat on my butt, with this familiar face with blue eyes staring down at me.“Holy cow! It’s really you!”“I am so sorry, sir. I really, truly am sorry.” He kept apologizing to me.“Oh, my butt feels like I got kicked by a mule, but that is ok, I’ll survive. At 82 years old, I ...

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“Prompts and Circumstances” by Calvin Kirby

Submitted to Contest #227

“Prompts and Circumstances!”                                                                        By Cal Kirby 1.   “Mommy, look out the window, it snowed last night. Maybe I don’t have to go to school!” “I am sorry, Bernie, but the radio said that the schools will be open and we’re not getting any more snow until a few days before Christmas.”

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“Best Friends - O Yeah” by Calvin Kirby

Submitted to Contest #207

Best Friends – O Yeah!By Cal Kirby(This is based on a true story, with some liberties taken to make the author seem more involved with the famous people)As I finished wiping the chicken salad off Goldie Hawn’s face and saying my lines, “Are you alright, is everything alright?” Norman Jewison, the director, yelled, “Cut!!!”I was really excited, as this was the first time I actually had lines in the many movies I had been in.It was in 1982 and it all started with me getting a phone call from my agent from ...

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“Among the Stars!” by Calvin Kirby

Submitted to Contest #144

Among the Stars! By Cal Kirby I was a kind of nervous when I asked Jack Warden if I could take a photo of him. He said, “Sure.” And then I was a nervous wreck when I asked Al Pacino the same thing and he also agreed. Wow, two stars right there and I was among them! Back in 1979 when I was working part-time in film, TV and on stage, I got a call from my agent, at my regular day-time job, and was aske...

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Author bio

I was born on California and moved to Maryland in the Air Force. I met my wife and settled down in Maryland. We have 3 sons, 5 grandchildren and 4 great grand children. My wife and I have been married over 60. I like writing, and have 4 stories on Reedsy. I also have written 2 books, but not overly proud of the effort. I should have discovered Reedsy before I wrote the books, as I have learned so much from reading all the short stories.