Antonio Rozich

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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“Bread, Tea, Life” by Antonio Rozich

Submitted to Contest #287

A steaming loaf of bread. For the last year, Marco, a UX designer by profession and a baker by hobby, has been fighting forgetfulness. Not sure how it started. Maybe there was a medical reason. He’d lay in bed thinking a tumor was cooking in the corner of his brain, slowly degenerating his memory. Closer to a stroke with each day. He didn’t even know if brain tumors and strokes had to do anything with one another. He just knew both were bad and didn’t want to know more. Or maybe it was all due to alcohol and cigarettes in his younger years. ...

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“Down There” by Antonio Rozich

Submitted to Contest #286

Early winter, everyone is at home having lunch. The local village bar is open. The only people in the bar are the owner and his son. The owner stands behind the bar, and the son opposite, eyes fixated on the mirror behind the owner. The air has an alcoholic residue smell, like what happens to a quality drink after it goes through a drunkard's guts and violently comes back up. "You know..." the owner burps. "I couldn't be honest back when you told me you're leaving. But now that I'm..." another burp. " like this... I can tell you straight! I ...

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Author bio

A writer searching for the great, both in the already known and the darkest corners of the unknown. I love short stories that combine philosophy with humor. If a story makes you laugh and think, that's a win for me.