Glennj Russell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

Stories (7)

7 Stories

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“Doin' the Laundry” by Glennj Russell

Submitted to Contest #89

"Mama Didn't even Remember the spankin'" McKee said in amazement after Mama finished doctorin' him up and went back in her room to lay down. Well, I said," at least ,for once, I didn't get a whippin' for somethin' YOU did!" McKee made a ugly face and went in the livin' room to watch TV while I breathed a big sigh of relief about last night at the Laundromat bein' forgot, just in case Mama had still been mad, and then went and saw to the little babies' diapers. Ever since the night Mama caught Daddy down in Prichard at the Copacabana honky...

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“Knights of the Round Cow Patty” by Glennj Russell

Submitted to Contest #82

Never write an AI App while watching “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. Total disaster. Especially since I realized, as I placed the last 8 digits of code, that the thing had become partially sentient in the process, and had a ribald sense of humor to boot. “Isaac” (It’s named after Mr. Asimov.) was supposed to be a help for short story writers, like me. When I said, “Isaac, give me a good name for a heroic knight.” It immediately answered, “Sir Poopalog”. “You’re full of it.” I exclaimed. “No, he is.” Retorted Isaac. “Who?” I wondered, ...

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“Honesty in Secret” by Glennj Russell

Submitted to Contest #55

One Saturday, Daddy took me to the bar-be-que joint with him. “Dirk Wilson’s Bar-B-Que” it said on the big chimney for the bar-be-que pit. The “Dirk” part wasn’t really Daddy’s name. His real name was Thomas. The whole name of the place came from puttin’ Daddy’s last name with the first name of the partner he had when he had his first bar-be-que joint. Daddy said it had gone bankrupt when his partner ran off and left town with a waitress and took all the money with him. I don’t remember what Daddy said Dirk’s last name was. But I sure ...

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“The Judge” by Glennj Russell

Submitted to Contest #42

The JudgeThere was a lot of fancy lawyer talk and all at the court. But Ididn’t pay too much attention to the stuff I couldn’t understand,because I was just happy to be in the room with my Mama andDaddy, and Mom and Pop and Aunt Rhoda. Even though they had to sit way away from me, I could still wave to ‘em, at least until the deputy made me stop. Me ‘n Mckee ‘n the little kids was put in this special place by ourselves, but at least we were with each other, even though there was some nurses and deputies there with us to keep everybody change...

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“Aliens, BB Guns, and Snakes.” by Glennj Russell

Submitted to Contest #40

When I woke up, it was about six in the mornin’, and the sun hadn’t been up long. Me ‘n Mckee checked to be sure that Mama and Daddy was home by openin’ their door a crack. They was, so I guess they had made out alright the night before, and Mama must not’ve been as mad. Or else since they had been drinkin’, she hadn’t looked for her bottles. Lookin’ at ‘em, we figured they’d probably sleep til noon. Me ‘n Mckee had that new Red Ryder BB gun and we hadn’t had a chance to use it yet.Here was now the perfect opportunity: Saturday mornin’; Indi...

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“Between Oddball Dogs and a Strange Brain” by Glennj Russell

Submitted to Contest #36

April 3, 2020, 12:00 A.M. Dear Diary: How did I end up with three spoiled dogs? Halfie, Bubba, and Lilly. They started wanting to go "out" as soon as I started to fall asleep! My wife has gone to be with her sick Mom. We live out in the country, but I don't leave them out in any kind of bad weather or at night. Lots of predators about, even though we have a fenced yard for them. But they are good for an alarm system. You've heard of ADT? I have TDB! (Three Dogs Barking)April 3, 2020, 12:01 A.M. Dear Diary. I just let all three back in. They ...

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“Hadron” by Glennj Russell

Submitted to Contest #34

Raining again. It suited his mood. He turned on the CNN news stream to the computer in his office. Listened absently while some talking head droned on aimlessly about politics and plagues. He thought going back to the beginning would be nice to be able to do, but time and events conspire to make such a thing impossible. It wasn't now possible to go back. Never really was, he sat, musing. so, Jonathan Harding, financier,entrepreneur, and CEO of the world's most powerful bank, The Communal World Bank, or "CWB" as it was known, glanced at his r...

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Author bio

You've heard of the Ancient Greeks? Well, I am an ancient "Geek". I repair old grandfather clocks, rebuild old computers, spent 8 years repairing missile radars in the Army, write books, lead church choirs, and occasionally write short stories. I am Glenn, a committed Christian who loves everybody, and all-round Geek. I live so far out in the country, they pipe in the sunlight. May Jesus bless you today.