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JV Favarulo

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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Better Than A Fortune Cookie

JV Favarulo

Submitted to Contest #311

The succulent aromas of garlic, ginger, and other spices as they cooked in hot oil wafted in from the kitchen of Wang Ho’s to assail his nostrils—which strangely enough had a direct connection to his stomach—said which immediately began objecting loud enough that the patrons the next table over could detect the rumbling with mild amusement. They cast sideways glances in his direction, whispering about poor social graces.Eat shit, you old geezers! Limber fingers tapped atop the worn Formica tabletop as the thirty-something man awaited his ord...

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Last Call

JV Favarulo

Submitted to Contest #284

The pungent smoke was unusually thick this humid July night at Mulcahey’s Pub, considering the late hour. Mind you, the portly gent positioned mid-bar circumvented any hope of filtration from the undersized smoke-eater overhead, thanks to the Cuban clenched between yellow-stained teeth that belched acrid smoke every time he exhaled. The unusually large midnight population of patrons—more than two-thirds being cigarette smokers—added to the pollution, with assistance from the two revolving fans spaced equidistant from each other above the wor...

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