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Joseph Monachino

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

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Commodore 64 Discovery

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #236

Commodore 64 Discovery BY: Joseph A. Monachino “We certainly have found plenty of old items while doing Spring cleaning”, said Tony to his brother Bill. Bill then uncovers an old Commodore 64 in the corner of the basement storage closet. “Look what I found, Tony”, says Bill. “What is it?”, asks Bill. “It is an old computer that dates back to 1985; a Commodore 64 to be exact”, says Bill. Tony then jokingly says: “I wonder if there is a goldmine of information on the hard drive?” “Well, let’s find out”, says Bill. Tony ...

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Grandpa's Christmas Wish

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #173

Thanksgiving dinner had just wrapped up at the Taylor household. Tom and his grandson, Bob, get out of their seats. They head to the living room and sit beside each other. They are getting ready to watch the Detroit Lions take on the Dallas Cowboys on TV. Bob engages in conversation with his grandpa, Tom. “Another year is almost over. Can you believe it, grandpa. Christmas is only 4 weeks away.” “Yes, it is, Bob. I can hardly believe it.”, replies Grandpa Tom. “I have to ask you something, Grandpa”...

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DUO PURPOSE KNIFE

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #169

Murray is watching the shopping channel. An exclusive collection of knives is being sold. It is called, “The Doug Smith Collection”. There are only 15,000 units being sold. Murray goes to his computer and goes through the procedure of ordering one to be delivered to his home. After one month, a package arrives in the mail. When he opens it, he finds the knife that he ordered in it. He carefully inspects it. He notices that there are digits on the handle. The digits read: “10,045”. He knows that ...

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Young Witness

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #168

Billy looks out of the train window. He sees what appears to be 2 animals, one on top of another, fighting with each other. But is it really 2 animals? --- Billy and his mother, Maggie, are taking the train back to their hometown of Hinesville. The train is moving along smoothly, but then it abruptly starts slowing down and eventually stops. When the train stops, Billy turns his head and looks out the window. It appears that 2 animals are on top of each other playfighting. Billy has a smile on his face because it...

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Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #166

All the sales representatives have a healthy competition amongst themselves every month. The 2 representatives that are usually first and second are Jerry and Linda. This month, at this point, Jerry is ahead of Linda by $ 1000. Today, being the 23rd day of the month, the quota must be met in one week’s time. The 28th day of the month has arrived. All the employees sales are listed on a chart. Jerry has reached the quota for the month. The list indicates that Linda is $ 5000 below the quota requirement for the ...

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Undeserving Beneficiary

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #164

Jeff drove down the steep, one-mile hill into the town of Signal Valley. When he got to the bottom of the hill, he parked in the first empty parking space he came across. He put his car in park and turned off the ignition. He was a city slicker living in Dale City in New York state. The landscape seems foreign as he looks around and does not see even 1 low-rise building. He gets out of his car and walks to the nearest convenience store. There, he will purchase a bottle of water. The temperature is a very hot 8...

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FAULTY FORMULA

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #162

Fred, Dan, and Mat have been working on creating a formula for almost 12 months. They must somehow come up with the final factor to make it function properly. The 3 scientists have been colleagues for several years at Jamco Corporation. For the last 13 months or so, they have been working on a formula that Mat devised. When created to perfection, this formula will create a liquid that, when added to gas tanks, will prevent gasoline from freezing for 3 months. The “eureka” moment has arrived. After several trials, they...

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Water Shortage Quandry

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #160

The time of the month has come again. The townsfolk could always rely on Jerry Tyler to deliver 20,000 gallons of water to the town of Kali like clockwork every month. The timing is perfect this month. That is because, in relation to time, there is only 1 hour of water left in the water tank reservoir. Everybody is anxiously waiting for Jerry to arrive. What happens next is disturbing. A news report indicates that there is a 20 vehicle pile up on the highway, about 150 miles outside of town. It is the only artery...

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Give Me "Credits" For This Purchase

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #159

The universe is vast. The 100 human beings on the spacecraft destined for planet “Sorial” are grateful for this fact. Their beloved planet, earth, has been destroyed by Armageddon. The 50 males and 50 females are thankful for their fortuitous situation and fate. But they are puzzled as to what world they will be living in the rest of their lives. Will it be utopian? Or will it be dystopian? Their journey will be 2 days before they arrive there. The humanoid commander will educate them as to the world they...

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Tarnished Gold

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #154

“We’re running out of time”, said Jack to Sam. Jack was aware that the ticking time bomb had to be deactivated in less than 5 minutes. The consequences would be that it would blow up and destroy a trailer that contains 2 million dollars of gold bars. --- Sam and Jack had been plotting this heist scheme for over a week. It’s amazing how they got their hands on such a valuable lot of goods. The partner, who became aware of this lucrative haul of goods, was Sam. He is employed as a security guard at a rich oil executi...

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The Right Choice

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #150

“Please don’t do it!” John was a millisecond away from pressing “enter” on his computer keyboard when he heard these words from James. James co-created a complex computer program with John. It was devised to stop criminals from carrying out their crimes before they attempted them. The next words that James said to John was in the form of a question. “If you press ‘enter’, may you not be committing a crime yourself?” What would happen if John were to press “enter” could be a stark calamity. An arena, filled with 20,000 ...

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The Grand Illusion

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #147

Jose Garcia is watching the movie, “Scarface”, with Al Pacino for the fifth time. He is an impressionable young man of 20 years old. He likes the concept that a poor immigrant rises up to become a rich citizen of America. He is so impressionable that he would like that to happen to himself. ‘If Tony Montana can do it, I can do it’. That is the attitude that Jose Garcia imbeds in his mind. --- The next morning, he takes public transit to the immigration office. He fills out an application and submits the appropr...

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FUZZY IMAGE

Joseph Monachino

Submitted to Contest #144

Fuzzy Image By: Joseph A. Monachino George’s grandfather’s house has comfortable surroundings. George has just moved in after his grandfather, Bill, passed away one month earlier. He feels that when he gets married and has kids, this is the perfect place to live and raise kids. He goes to the bedroom to lie back on the bed to read a book. What is this he sees in the corner of the bedroom? It is a roll of undeveloped film. He wonders what could be on the 12 pictures of the roll of film. So, he brings it...

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