Todd Paris

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

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3 Stories

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“Ezekiel 25:17” by Todd Paris

Submitted to Contest #66

"C'MON REF! THAT'S THE THIRD GADDAM TIME HE HIT HIM LOW! WHAT FIGHT ARE YOU WATCHING?!?!" Thursday, March 2nd, 2017. Open Class Championship. Golden Gloves New England. End of round 1 The water makes it's way through the headgear and finally cools Michael's head. He likes to keep the mouthguard in to save time. That's what he tells everyone, but the truth is he hates the way Gil's latex surgical glove makes the mouthpiece taste. And Gil has terrible aim. That time in Dorchester when he almost shoved it up Michael's nose. "Rinse and spi...

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“Walking with the Queen - a Werewolf in Suburbia” by Todd Paris

Submitted to Contest #65

*DAVE - 23 Mayfair*"Did he have a Chinese Menu in his hand? Was he was walking through the streets of Soho in the ra...""AND I'm gonna have to stop you there""Awwww, I didn't even get to the part about Eey Ho Flix""It's Lee Ho Fook's, and you're not funny"Ok, between you and me Jack was funny, but I swear to Christ I know what I saw."I always thought it was Eey Ho Flix. Huh. Ya learn something new every day""Jack, enough. C'mon man I'm not kidding around."I love Jack, don't get me wrong, but there are some things he just doesn't get. importa...

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“The Leaves Were On Fire Too” by Todd Paris

Submitted to Contest #63

By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire. Everything was vibrant and alive. She followed me out, fumbled her jacket and umbrella. Shereached for my hand, but the gesture felt forced and I quickly snatched my hand away and shoved it in my pocket. I tried to take a James Dean posture or at least look like the cover of a Dylan album, but at my age and this face it just made me look like an old hunchback or like Gollum. The conversation inside didn't go as she planned. I know she was only trying to make me feel better, but as usu...

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