John Cusumano

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“The Murder That Shocked The World ” by John Cusumano

Submitted to Contest #80

"Even in November it's freakin' hot in Texas." I said walking into the house. Tina was in the kitchen cooking dinner. I came behind and kissed her neck. She turned kissing me. “It’s only sixty-seven. Stop being a baby. We all set for tomorrow?” She asked. “I'm not being a baby. You know I hate heat. Yes, we're all set. The motor caravan will turn onto Daley plaza at twelve twenty-nine. We need to be in position by eleven if we're going to get a good shot of President Kennedy. We'll look at the plaza layout after dinner. ” I answer...

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“Marriage Can Be Murder” by John Cusumano

Submitted to Contest #79

It was a cold, rainy night in Laurel, Maryland. The fire was blazing in the fireplace. I had some brie wrapped in prosciutto inside a Pillsbury grand rolls, aged sharp cedar, blue cheese, Italian bread sticks, with two glasses of white Zinfandel on a small table. With smooth jazz playing it was going to be a perfect evening. My love would be home any minute. Tonight was our one year anniversary. My heart skipped a beat as Charles entered. He kissed me lightly on the lips as he handed me roses. "I have wine and cheese in t...

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“Never Ending White” by John Cusumano

Submitted to Contest #77

This had to be the coldest and snowiest winter in history. The white flakes just kept on coming like the radio personality would say about hit songs. Where I lived in Pennsylvania the plowing didn't commence until the feverish onslaught of flakes stopped. My family and I were trapped in the house. I felt like Robinson Cureso stranded on an island. We had two children, Rainy age ten and Gus age six. Being that young an cooped up in the house was beginning to drive them crazy. My wife Amy baked cakes and cookies the passed tw...

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“Escaping Emerald City” by John Cusumano

Submitted to Contest #70

How does one atone for something that happened more than fifty years ago? How do you live with a horrific event that haunts you every day of your life? To this day the nightmares still come every once in a while. I haven’t spoken about this in a very long time. It was 1979 and Disco was still going strong with the fancy clubs and hot dance music. I was nineteen and lived in Brooklyn, New York. Every once in the while I would go to a club in Cherry Hill, New Jersey called Emerald City with my cousin Nick and his two friends, Steve and Bill...

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