Johnny Rojo

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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“Collar Yoke Sleeve Sleeve” by Johnny Rojo

Submitted to Contest #51

Collar, yoke, sleeve, sleeve… side, back, side.Collar, yoke, sleeve, sleeve… side, back, side.The little mantra ran through Jake’s head, over and over, setting the rhythm of his careful work.Collar, yoke, sleeve, sleeve… side, back, side.When he was 15, Jake had joined an army cadet corps. He didn’t last long – through the fall and winter months and then, after turning 16, six weeks of summer camp that confirmed in him a lifelong loathing of authority.Appointing cadet officers who could rush about demanding you salute them had been the last ...

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“Diary Entries for the Month of April 2020” by Johnny Rojo

Submitted to Contest #36

Dear Diary… Here it is April already. April 4th in fact, though it seems no different to me than any of the other preceding 86 days… days since I was last able to sleep. I know I ought to be dead by now… something about fatal familial insomnia. But I actually feel fine.…Just took a break to do 150 jumping jacks, just to prove I’m fine. I stopped when my downstairs neighbor thumped on the ceiling. Guess who I’ll be visiting in the wee small hours? April 5: My neighbor won’t be thumping on the ceiling again. I eased like smoke through a c...

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