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Rudy Uribe

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

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A Legion of Angels

Rudy Uribe

Submitted to Contest #5

Jim had always heard that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. A part of him hoped that wasn’t true. Jim Harding, was celebrating his sixty-fifth birthday in a hospital bed. A few people thought he was crazy scheduling his hip replacement surgery on his birthday, but Jim couldn’t think of a better gift. The nurse came in with an update. “You’re still a couple of hours out,” she said. “The operation before you is running long, so feel ...

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Picking up Pennies

Rudy Uribe

Submitted to Contest #3

“George,” Randy said, “I need your help. You and Janice are so happy together, and I want that for me. I’m tired of being a bachelor. I need advice from someone who knows how to find the perfect woman. Will you help me?” “Randy, one of the reason’s you’re still single is that you’re cheap. No woman wants to go out with a guy who has a coffee jar full of pennies. Quarters I can understand, but pennies?” ...

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Leveling the Score

Rudy Uribe

Submitted to Contest #2

Our character is shaped by how we respond to specific events in our life. Everyone is challenged at one point or another to choose between right and wrong. I realize now I should have stopped the car when I hit the dog – but I didn’t. I was sixteen, and the ink on my driver’s license wasn’t even dry yet. Little did I know the events of that day would eventually dole out their punishment. The canine ran out in front of me, so I don’t feel guilty about hit...

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Catherine's Gift

Rudy Uribe

Submitted to Contest #1

Buying birthday presents for friends is easy, I just let my wife do it. She will spend hours online or in a store looking for the perfect gift. I occasionally go shopping with her, but I know it isn’t good for our relationship. A typical shopping expedition might sound like this. “Do you think Robin will like this sweater?” she’ll ask. &...

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