Adam Kassner

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“Snowbound in Zermatt” by Adam Kassner

Craig Townsend peered out the front window of the cozy A-frame inn in the hills outside Zermatt, Switzerland. "Well, that settles it. The drifts are so high I can barely see out the window, there's no way we're getting to town today." He and his wife Stephanie had come for a holiday of skiing and relaxation. Both had traveled in Europe before, but neither had been to Switzerland. They had just arrived the day prior from Zurich, stepping off the train into a town that seemed almost too iconic to be real. Zermatt was small even by Sw...

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“Ars Longa, Vita Brevis” by Adam Kassner

Submitted to Contest #101

“It’s an honor to be here with you today, Dr. Schilling.” “We’re sure going to miss you, Dr. Schilling.” “Don’t be a stranger after you go, Doc.” Dr. Thomas Schilling found the entourage of well-wishers moving, but now wasn’t the time for socializing. Nonetheless, his surgical mask could not obscure the smile in his eyes as he said, “There’ll be time for all that later, right now we have a patient to attend to.” Dr. Schilling had been an attending surgeon for nearly 30 years of his 35-year career here at Mercy Hospital, and in tha...

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“In Sickness and In Health” by Adam Kassner

Submitted to Contest #100

Denny seems a bit down today, I think I’ll make him some of his favorites, thought Janet Callahan as she cleared some space on the kitchen counter and set to work on preparing lunch for her husband. Janet had always enjoyed cooking, and although he was a meat and potato man at heart, her spouse had usually been a willing and eager recipient of her culinary innovations. She had had to develop some new skills in the kitchen, however, since Dennis Callahan’s stroke nine months ago left him unable to swallow regular food. Janet coll...

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