John Dmytruk

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2024

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“Orville Wadsworth Finally Gets It Right” by John Dmytruk

Submitted to Contest #236

He is making the final additions to a new invention. It looks like a small shipping container on the outside, but inside, it has four leather office chairs that were bolted to the floor. Canvas straps for seat belts that were bolted into the floor. Gauges and lights line the inside wall of the container. It wasn’t much to look at, but Orville Wadsworth thought it was his finest invention. While Willma Wordsworth did think much of it. “Orville, is this going to be another one of your finest inventions, like a robot housekeeper? Remember how ...

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“Don't Be Like Joe” by John Dmytruk

Submitted to Contest #235

Joe Swilvak had a remodeling business in Martinsville, New Jersey. Up to about eight years ago he was working almost everyday. Then the business started to slack, so much that he spent more time sitting in front of the TV then behind his miter saw. It wasn’t only his business that slacked off. He stopped getting invited to parties. His wife Jill and him would always be invited to his neighbors for parties and picnics. Now he sits alone, just him and his TV. It wasn’t just customers and neighbors avoiding him. It was also his kids and relativ...

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