Anthony Bartalini

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“I Keep Moving” by Anthony Bartalini

Submitted to Contest #235

I Keep Moving.  The deep blue aura surrounding me quickly gives way to an assortment of warming colors. A peaceful ambiance, tall wavering pines, and a coarse pebbled surface form a vibrant path inviting me on a journey. In front of me reveals patterns of dark and light designed by nature’s illuminating heat source, both fueling and dehydrating this vessel I’ve become. I am moving forward into the depths of the unknown with excitement.  A short time passes and I’m burning inside. Losing focus. Every inch of my body quivering. M...

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“The Driver’s Side” by Anthony Bartalini

Submitted to Contest #209

The Driver's Side A black SUV speeds through highway 93 over the Zakim bridge and into the tunnel. It zooms around, dodging cars until it comes to an abrupt halt. The driver turns his head around trying to explain his shortened version of how the universe works to his passenger. The man in the backseat looks up from his phone, slowly glances at the traffic in front of him and dips his eyes back to the phone screen until it rings. He answers in disgust. I had not heard his voice other than confirming his name followed by a muttered location. ...

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“Out of this Maze” by Anthony Bartalini

Submitted to Contest #187

The sky was clear, the breeze felt cool for a summer day, and sounds of construction sites and traffic was no bother. Walking away from a Brooklyn cafe with an almond milk latte in one hand and my other sliding along a chain link fence to an abandoned building. Nothing in my head but the present. Two plus months and this would be my last lunch-time-latte from the Seven Sisters Cafe and my last days in this neighborhood. I had accepted life as a freelancer and experienced plenty of last work days. I felt differently about this go-around. Unde...

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Author bio

A former Camera Operator working on Reality Television shows based out of NYC had struggled with gut health for over a decade. Eventually being forced to relocate to the woods of NH after three failed surgeries, he is now trying to find creativity where he can. Not having time to write much in the past he is learning how to harness his wild mind and create a new life going into his 40th year. With ongoing medical issues, he is taking life day by day, embracing the positive, and will eventually figure out what's next for him in this complicated universe.