Lyle Durst

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2023

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6 Stories

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“Split-Up on Shit Drive” by Lyle Durst

You're probably wondering what ever happened with me and Todd. I don't care either way, but he can't let it go. Mark Miller just the other day said he was at Taco Bell with Todd, and, as soon as he mentioned we had hung out, Todd got up, grabbed his half of the ten-pack they had split for $3.99, and walked out the door. Mark had just been telling him how bomb he thinks Taco Bell's hot sauce is, and Todd just sta...

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“Smells Like Funnel Cake” by Lyle Durst

God, people are so full of shit. I picked up Kim to go see Spoon at the fair, and as soon as she gets in the car, first thing out of her mouth is, "I'm hungry." Well? I thought. Not like we had made plans to have dinner, and she had already called and told me to pick her up an hour later. I said we could get something to eat at the fair, and she said she didn't want fair food, like they only have funnel c...

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“I Love Rock n' Roll” by Lyle Durst

As Benny Proctor entered the ice-machine cove on the third floor of Tempe's Golf Ranch Hotel he saw, not far up from his usual downcast eye position, icy blue eyes on a pale face, framed by vinyl-record-black hair. The girl was sitting on the floor against the wall, a Sony Discman by her side, black-foam headphones on her head, and her kneecaps exposed through her ripped green-canvas pants. As Benny entered the cove, she returned Benny's slight nod and returned her focus to the sketchbook resting on her upper thighs, which she lifted clos...

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“Welcome to the Jungle, Kids!” by Lyle Durst

After Mrs. Golken had marked on her clipboard for every child who had left the bus, she led them across the sweltering black-asphalt parking lot, through the turnstiles of the entrance of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. The zoo's new indoor rainforest had opened several weeks prior, and by now every kid had seen segments about it on the local news, or heard it surreptitiously mentioned on the radio's nightly hit-song countdown. The kids proceeded in an appearance of defiant indignity that seemed to say, "I'm above this kids' stuff, getting on a...

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“Destiny Takes Patience” by Lyle Durst

August 21, 1997: I knew it all along yet still can't believe it! Let's start by reviewing evidence of my clairvoyance.September 5, 1995, I wrote:This girl is the one.Six weeks later (after she dumped me) I wrote:Stacy can try to scrub me out of her heart, but I know she loves me. She can't cheat fate, she can only delay the inevitable.Then, the countless encounters in the hall, at football games, and at parties...

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“The Principles of Popularity” by Lyle Durst

Tails: Your whole life can change in the flip of a coin.Heads, I got to work with Faith Russo in the computer lab on our group project. Tails, Todd did. Faith didn’t know about this, of course. We flipped in the hallway after fourth period.And it came up…tails. “How ironic,” Todd bleated. “You got tails, and I’m gonna get some tail!” Todd spread his feet out and bounced up and down, air-humping an imaginary Faith Russo from behind, spanking her imaginary butt with his gigantic floppy h...

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Author bio

Lover of 90s midwest nostalgia, and horrible people. 📙 Substack: https://lyledurst.substack.com/ 📔 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lisle-Durst/author/B0C4HSD877 📒 WattPad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/LisleDurst