Ken Guidroz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

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“The Race is Not to the Swift” by Ken Guidroz

Submitted to Contest #100

I had a front row seat to my mom’s last supper. I mean the last one she cooked. From the first slice of white onion to the last drop of fresh cream, I watched her craft a sublime clam chowder before ALS clamped down on her last muscles. In spite of 2021-level health-consciousness, an eight-glass-a-day water drinker before it was cool, a life-long slim waistline and at least two-miles of walking per day, she wasn’t one of the lucky ones. That night, she brought her chowder as a gift to two couple friends we met for dinner. Both of those co...

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“The Sun is a Bully” by Ken Guidroz

Submitted to Contest #99

The Sun is a Bully The sun is a bully. Not a mean one like that kid in fifth grade. But more like that friend who doesn’t just come to your party, but makes an entrance. He yammers loudly, seems to be everywhere at once, with remarkable dexterity and consistency he redirects all conversations back to himself. Once tired of with redirects, he just starts talking over everyone. After a while he has exhausted all your guests, making them content to stew in their muteness, wondering which TV show awaits them on their DVR when they return home. Y...

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