Jon Burge

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

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“Dinner Party” by Jon Burge

Submitted to Contest #182

Jake heaved himself out of the deep passenger seat of Paul’s rented sportscar and sighed heavily. Paul had just parked the car by himself to avoid the confusion that might come with knowing whether or not he needed to tip the valet. Even though Paul was much better at pretending, he knew that both he and Jake were out of their element, and he didn’t want the rest of the world to see an awkward interaction. Paul climbed out of the driver’s seat much more nimbly, adjusted his black bowtie, and swung the car door shut with the flourish of...

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“A Self Made Man” by Jon Burge

Submitted to Contest #66

      “I’m sorry? You want to do what?”            That’s how she reacted when I told her. I couldn’t believe it. I mean, I didn’t expect her to jump on board right away. But she just stood there, one hand on a cocked hip and a dippy look accompanying her dropped jaw, like she wasn’t even sure I had spoken English. To be fair, she did have a long day doing nothing and had barely sipped her vodka tonic before I approached her. I reclined into t...

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