Vern Bryk

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Improbable Cause” by Vern Bryk

Submitted to Contest #27

“Don’t do it! Don’t go there! Don’t even think about it!” Rob was practically yelling at me. “You will screw up the case, create a mistrial. You could be held in contempt of court. You could be fined. Do time in jail. So don’t do it.”It was good advice. And given that my old pal Rob was a lawyer, it was likely informed advice. Which was why I called him, even though it had been a while since we’d talked. “And furthermore,” Rob said, “You have already committed juror misconduct just by telling me about the case....

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“Now Distant Drums” by Vern Bryk

Submitted to Contest #26

Blame it on Buddy Rich. The Muppets, too. They’re responsible for this whole thing with Dad and the drums. Specifically, it was when the great jazz drummer Buddy Rich appeared on the Muppets show in 1981 and had a drumming duel with Animal. Spoiler alert! Buddy won.Dad would have been around ten at the time, but supposedly he had some kind of Holy Roller moment when watching it. You know, like, this is my destiny kind of thing. Obviously, this is all way before I exist so I got this all second hand. I did watch the now famous clip ...

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Author bio

Vern Bryk is a former journalist and magazine editor in Cleveland, Ohio. He has self-published a literary mystery novel titled Delusions of Clarity.