Ty Warmbrodt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2023

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“Avenging Amy” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #270

TW - Sex, Drugs, Violence, Suicide Amy Wells bounces as she’s plopped onto the bed. The motion causes the alcohol in her stomach to slosh and rise to the back of her throat. She’s dizzy and disoriented, not sure of where she is or how she got there. She never partied much in high school but decided to cut loose after being convinced by her roommate, Holly, that college was the time to do so. The Alpha Phi Kappa fraternity was hosting a party to kick off the school year, and where better to socialize and make some new friends. Amy was flatter...

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“Twenty-five Cents and the Gift of Conviction” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #269

My grandfather has this quarter he is absolutely obsessed with. It cannot be replaced with just any old quarter. He has memorized every detail of this specific quarter – the date, the scratches, the tarnish of the metal. It’s a 1957 Philadelphia mint. It has a gash through Washington’s head that makes it distinguishable from other quarters and it has a chip on the tails side at the two o’clock position. I know this because he made me go through an entire cash register to find it. I took it from his nightstand one evening to go buy gum at the...

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“The Ninja's Quest for the Golden Cake” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #269

Hi, my name is Kieran. I don’t know how old I am, or was, and I don’t really care. I don’t understand that. You might see me and think I am like every other boy by the way I look. It has gotten my parents into some difficult situations, like the time I changed my reversable shorts at a crowded McDonald’s when I got ketchup on them or like when my mom was asked to leave church because the pastor said I was demon possessed for having a tantrum. You see, I have autism, and the doctor said it’s severe. So much so that he told my dad I’d be a veg...

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“One for the Books” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #262

Nathan spent all of his savings to give me the wedding of my dreams. He rented out the back of the Birmingham Resort and Spa with its lustrous green lawn dotted with robust shade trees, rock garden landscaping, and natural stream with waterfall flowing behind the trellis my father built for us to be married under. Nathan proposed with a two-carat solitaire diamond set in white gold. My dress is an elegant sleeveless white ball gown, and my bridesmaids wear lavender dresses so that we match the arrangements of calla lilies and lilacs that ado...

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“Without Saying It” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #261

Scott’s a big teddy bear of a man, a bit grizzly looking, and is the strong but silent type. He’s an ox at the construction site. Very much a man's man who has earned the respect of his peers at work and at play, but a communicator he is not. He rarely says please, thank you, sorry, excuse me, or your welcome. He’s not a bad man, nor does he mean to be rude. He was raised believing that displaying your softer side is weak, that people will take advantage of you, even hurt you if you do. It was a lesson his father taught him when he was young...

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“13 Entries” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #261

Entry 1The internet suggested I start a gratitude journal to help with my depression. Apparently, I have a negative outlook on life. I don’t see how it’s going to help, sounds rather stupid really. Let’s look at my life. Obviously, I can’t afford therapy if I’m turning to the internet for advice. I’m forty-years-old and living at a sleezy hole-in-the-wall motel because my wife, Heather, threw me out and moved in her boyfriend, taking everything, including the kids and the pets. I was allowed to keep my clothes and was given a hundred dollars...

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“A Dream in My Deer Stand” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #260

Deer season. I waited all year for it. I loved that time of year when you left all the stressors of work and family back in the city for the invigorating country air. There was no air pollution, no noise pollution, not even light pollution. It was just me and the sunrise and the chirping of the birds, maybe the rustling of a few squirrels, but it was peaceful up there in my tree stand. I was alone with my thoughts as I waited for that trophy buck to walk into range. I had done my tracking. I had read all the signs and markings that deer pass...

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“One Day on the Factory Floor” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #260

I had never worked in a factory before. I had only done office work up to that point, so I didn’t know what to expect. Human Resources went over the job description, code of conduct, and the ethics policy. They gave me an employee’s manual, which I read cover-to-cover before starting my first day. On my first day, I put on some jeans and a T-shirt with some work boots. I felt I was as prepared as one could be. I arrived fifteen minutes early and reported to my department lead. She rolled her eyes at me and told me to go sit in the breakroom ...

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“Despondency” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #259

The countenance of her face was one of despair as gloom filled the room like shadows from storm clouds rolling in on a sunny day. The incessant beeping behind her was like a timer ticking down to an inevitable catastrophe about to destroy her world, each beep striking a chord in her nervous system like the pluck of a violin string. She wasn’t prepared for this despite having three years to ready herself. She removed herself from the room with misty eyes. He was sullen in thought, angry to be put in his current position, yet feeling insurmoun...

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“The Pic Up” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #258

Every photographer knows that the best light for photographing outdoors comes at sunrise and sunset. It’s not just about the magical background of colors the sun provides. The strength of color and softness of light create the perfect contrast for eye-catching photography. As a photographer with fifteen years of experience, I photograph my clients in the evening hours, reserving the morning hours for more leisurely photography such as wildlife and landscapes. This is the normal practice of most photographers in the area since evening hours a...

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“Miles of Memories” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #258

A dusty, faded black & white photograph of a teenaged girl holding a baby, tightly swaddled, with the upper right corner bent falls from an old family bible that was buried beneath newspapers in the attic for decades. Irene wistfully picks up the photograph and runs her thumb across the girl’s face with her forced smile, eyes squinting against the sun, wiping away the dust. She rubs the photo on her pants leg to clean it off. The old woman looks at herself looking back at her through time. A moment not forgotten but buried deep within he...

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“Romeo & Juliet 2024” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #257

People at the LGBTQIA demonstration for gender recognition were livid on both sides. Deafening screams rose from one side to drown out the preachings of the other. Hand-made signs bounced through a sea of angry faces as each party passionately voiced their opinion on the matter, each one trying to make the other one see their side. Separated by a fence, two former friends, Brian Capulet and Jason Montague, vehemently argued their positions on the subject. Brian’s daughter was once called Julian and recognized as a boy. Brian supported her th...

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“Just a Boy” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #257

The jungles of Vietnam were no place for boys like Sean Delany to go to become men, but Uncle Sam thought otherwise. Sean was our medic. Drafted fresh out of high school where he led his football team to the state championships, he was only seventeen. His family owned a wheat farm in Kansas where he grew up on hard work, stern discipline, and biblical teachings. We all liked Sean. I don’t think the boy ever met a stranger. He’d crawl up in a foxhole at dusk, and with what light remaining read the little pocket bible he carried with him. The ...

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“Punishment for Pole Land” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #256

Texas is home to more than one collegiate football team. As a matter of fact, Austin, Texas is home to two teams: the Texas Rattle Snakes and the Texas State Broncos. There is a rivalry between the two teams as old as the institutions themselves. Every year the two schools face off and the community dons the colors of their favorite team. Trash talking begins between neighbors and bets are made. Pressure is put on the young men who compete to win for the sake of their school’s pride and the community of fans that support them throughout the ...

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“Dreams Come True” by Ty Warmbrodt

Submitted to Contest #256

Gabriella (Gabby) Lopez stretches on the soft cool grass of Hayward field in Eugene, Oregon preparing for tryouts. She looks around at the track and field athletes who warm up for their various events as they prepare to try out for this year’s Olympic Team. Some of these people will be teammates, some will be going home with their dreams crushed, but Gabby is confident she is an Olympian Triathlete. She doubts anyone has worked as long and as hard for this day as her.12 years ago“I don’t want to be left at the Y all day by myself, momma. Wha...

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